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The Middlesex County village of Johnsonville, reportedly complete with an eccentric millionaire ghost and otherworldly mill workers, is up for sale Oct. 28 with an opening bid set at $800,000.
The 62-acre village dates to the 1830s, when it was a manufacturing center and home to the Neptune Twine Co.
According to Auction.com, which is handling the sale via online auction, “an eccentric millionaire named Ray Schmitt purchased the town in the 1960s and began restoring it to its former grandeur. Unfortunately, Schmitt died before realizing his dream of transforming the town into a Victorian tourist attraction and it has been sitting vacant ever since.”
Schmitt”™s ghost is said to protect its corporeal purchase. Other ghosts are said to include deceased mill workers who were laid out for mourning in the village”™s Johnson House.
Auction.com said, “the village of Johnsonville offers endless possibilities for commercial real estate investors.”
Bidders must register at auction.com and provide a $10,000 deposit and proof of funds. For more information, visit Auction.com.
