Greetings from Historic Johnsonville

Greetings from Historic Johnsonville Former industrial complex and outdoor museum. In the 1830s, Emory Johnson and his family built a twine mill in the Moodus section of East Haddam, Connecticut.

The mill and surrounding homes of employees and families grew into a small community known as 'Johnsonville.'

In the 1960s, self-made aerospace industrialist Raymond Schmitt bought the mill and surrounding structures near his summer home in Moodus. Ray and his wife Carole saw the historic value of Johnsonville and transformed it into a picturesque Victorian landscape. Until the mid-1990s, Johnson

ville operated as an intermittent public space, hosting functions such as weddings, fundraisers and carriage rallies. The Christmas displays and celebrations at Johnsonville drew visitors from across the state. Learn more at the following links:
http://johnsonville.omeka.net/
http://www.damnedct.com/johnsonville-east-haddam/

We remember Johnsonville!
04/08/2026

We remember Johnsonville!

Johnsonville's Gilead Chapel and Hyde Schoolhouse can be seen in the Billy Joel's 'River of Dreams' music video, release...
03/23/2018

Johnsonville's Gilead Chapel and Hyde Schoolhouse can be seen in the Billy Joel's 'River of Dreams' music video, released in 1993.

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"Whose woods these are I think I know.His house is in the village though;He will not see me stopping hereTo watch his wo...
03/11/2018

"Whose woods these are I think I know.
His house is in the village though;
He will not see me stopping here
To watch his woods fill up with snow."
- Robert Frost

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We're not in Kansas, or Connecticut anymore... 'The Land of Oz' park in North Carolina operated briefly in in the 1970s....
01/28/2018

We're not in Kansas, or Connecticut anymore...
'The Land of Oz' park in North Carolina operated briefly in in the 1970s.

Thanks to the effort and investment of locals, Oz is open once again, on a limited basis.

You'll want to buy your tickets now.

01/07/2018

Happy New Year! Check out this incredible old manse, vintage wine included. Are there any sites of in your neighborhood?

Once again a new owner has appeared, offering change and continued life for Johnsonville. This page is not affiliated wi...
07/09/2017

Once again a new owner has appeared, offering change and continued life for Johnsonville.

This page is not affiliated with old or new owners.

What do you think of this development in the story?

Johnsonville, the eerie, abandoned village situated in a rural pocket of Connecticut lived up to its nickname Friday, its wooden fences swaying in the wind,

Happy Independence Day!
07/04/2017

Happy Independence Day!

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Moodus, CT

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