2The Preston Castle, Ione
The 230-acre, self-sufficient property Preston Castle was intended to be an alternative to a juvenile detention center. Offenders would be sent here to learn a trade instead of being imprisoned. It opened its gates in June of 1894.
It soon gained a reputation as a place where both the staff and residents committed violent acts. No less than 16 young men died here. As a result of a brutal attack, housekeeper Anna Corbin also died here. In 1960 it was closed. Veteran visitors have reported hearing disembodied voices, doors slamming, and even “ghostly assaults.”
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