Home How the Pruntytown reformatory became a bogeyman in West Virginia Farmhouse at Pruntytown by Brian Peterman

Farmhouse at Pruntytown by Brian Peterman

A farmhouse at Pruntytown was once part of the infamous boys' reformatory complex.

The Gawthrop farmhouse at Pruntytown was once part of the infamous boys' reformatory complex. (Photo courtesy Brian Peterman)

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