Carthersburg

Old Carthersburg, a ghost town located in Franklin County and was later abandoned in the 19th century due to unexplained events that became known as the "Carthersburg Haunting" and were the largest paranormal incident in the county.

History
The town of Carthersburg was settled by Father James Carther in 1809 as a religious community. Then in 1823, the community fell into ruin and the people moved out to North Haven.

A few stayed behind and continued to practice the religious obligations only to be afflicted by a series of tragic events including the deaths of some brethren and members of the church.

The Hauntings
Reports of supernatural events circulated over the years of strange noises, evil and demonic forces, and manifestations of dead bodies appearing in random places. A short and fleshy pale ghost was rumored to be seen stumbling and limping along the side of the road before midnight moaning about his broken neck.

Other Alleged Happenings
One local rumor said that a blight swept through the town and turned the food inedible and bland to the taste. Then animals began to take hideous and distorted forms riddled with maggots and pustules.

Carthersburg Mad Scientist Case
In the 1920s a series of gruesome and terrifying events supposedly happened in the town. Nobody knows for sure what took place in Carthersburg but it was rumored that a mad scientist reanimated corpses and they went out of control. The Gorlinsky Estate was rumored for the source of the local legends and the reason for the sightings of the undead. Records show that in 1925 a man named Dr. Julius Gorlinsky built a mansion in town and started to conduct experiments on cadavers. Later he was arrested for grave robbery and sent to the Rockhampton Asylum where he died many years later.

The Fire of 1932
In 1932 a fire broke out at an abandoned house and spread to other derelict buildings only just leaving the stone and brick foundations. However, the Gorlinsky Estate was left intact and then fenced off from the rest of the town.