There was a bustling mill village called Johnsonville that manufactured twine in the early 19th century located in CT (Part of East Haddam CT to be precise). This 61 acre site consists of numerous buildings dating from the 1700's to the 1900's. In the 1960's the property was purchased by Raymond Schmitt who kept the mill operational until a fire in the 1970's caused by a lightning strike. Mr Schmitt maintained a host of structures on this site and actually moved some old buildings onto the property, he had a church, victorian stable, post office, schoolhouse etc. This was all private property and within the stores were his collection of antiques in his own private village. He died in 1998 and aparently had no heirs since the town of Haddam has been struggling what to do with the property for years, it would make a great location for a "Little house on the prarie" type of show but alas all the buildings are now starting to suffer from lack of attention. Below are some pics of this very interesting piece of property. - Jeff
Here are a few of the church...
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Waterfall with a bridge...
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A home built in the mid 1700's
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A few pics showing portions of the post office building...
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Love the old glass (Notice how the reflected image is distorted)
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Hope you enjoyed the shots- Jeff
Here are a few of the church...
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Waterfall with a bridge...
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A home built in the mid 1700's
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A few pics showing portions of the post office building...
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Love the old glass (Notice how the reflected image is distorted)
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Hope you enjoyed the shots- Jeff