Most of the landscape is very
overgrown and quickly being reclaimed by nature.
The overgrowth was so dense, we could barely see
this pink house from the road, even considering
we visited in fall and most of the leaf cover
was gone!
The red house pictured top-right
is the largest building still standing in Sherbrooke.
It's the former home of Arlene Carpenter and it
looked like it was the most recently occupied.
It had several outbuildings including a garage,
a barn, and a stable.
The relatively modern construction
of the houses in Sherbrooke, and the ruined condition
of the older structures, would suggest it's a
second generation ghost town. Vacated, re-inhabited
at some point, and then abandoned again.
Sherbrooke's most famous
former resident would be the late Clarence Norman
Brunsdale, both Governor and US Senator between
the years of 1951 and 1960. He was born in Sherbrooke
in 1891.
Sherbrooke was one of
the first ghost towns we ever visited. We hadn't
yet perfected our photography methods and so we
intend to make a return trip one day and take
better pictures.
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