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Status: Heritage Area; Ghost Town
History
West Castleton was born in the 1850’s with an economy based on mining the nearby slate. A mill was built along Glen Lake surrounded by company houses, a company store and a school.
The town did well for the rest of 19th and into the early 20th centuries. It began to decline in the labor issues causes by World War I when the demand for slate began to decline. When the Great Depression began in the 1930’s West Castleton was basically abandoned.
Today, all that is left is old basements and remains of the mills. The ghost town is completely within the borders of Bomoseen State Park.
Paranormal Activity
A phantom boat is seen on the lake that leaves no ripples on the water. There are 3 men onboard who rowed out into the lake to go to a tavern but never arrived.
A number of men did die while mining the slate and it is said you can feel them when you’re in the area of the town.
Other Activity: cold spots and feelings of not being alone and being watched.