Home How the Pruntytown reformatory became a bogeyman in West Virginia Gawthrop Cemetery by Brian Peterman

Gawthrop Cemetery by Brian Peterman

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

The Gawthrop Cemetery on the state game farm is falling into ruin. (Photo courtesy Brian Peterman)

Farmhouse at Pruntytown by Brian Peterman

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