The Tower

Fascinating shot.

I have been to the top...filled with bird dung and old candles...and the intiials of those who have gone before me.....and a few cigarette butts

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student...teacher 1961-65 1970-71

looks like a lighthouse wanna be

I always understood that the property owner built it so he could watch the Trotters racing in town.

Thanks, Tim! I've been waiting 4 1/2 months to hear this! :-)

i was told someone hung themselves in that tower and it was actually told to me by a priest.is there any truth to that?

Beautiful shot!

to think that once i went to this school and to see these pictures has sadden my heart

motts i recently went to this site they tore down the mansion . there is a fence keeping you from going to the tower and school .

Beautiful photo! PLease tell me they're not tearing down this tower! Where do you find such architecture in this day and age?

What was the purpose of this tower?

It reminds me of the Dark Tower in Stephen King's Dark Tower series.

Most facinating i hope you went inside!

Originally, a water tower. Later, storage. Students liked to sneek smokes in there.

MY DAD, BOB JOHNSON, REPAIRED THE ROOF AND PAINTED THE WATER TOWER A DARK GREEN BACK IN 55 OR 56. HE RIGGED UP A BOSEN CHAIR TO GO UP AND DOWN AND SPRAY THE TOWER. I STILL REMEMBER HE WORE A SAILORS WHITE HAT INSIDE OUT TO COVER HIS HEAD. HE WORKED THERE FOR MANY YEARS STARTING IN 1939. HIS BROTHER, FATHER FRED JOHNSON, MY UNCLE WAS AT ONE TIME THE PREFECT AT THE SCHOOL. HE IS NOW BURIED IN THE CEMETARY OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE TOWER. FATHER FRED GAVE ME MY FIRST HAIRCUT IN HIS ROOM IN THE (NOW GONE) ADMIN BUILDING WHEN I WAS THREE YEARS OLD.
THERE ARE MANY MANY MEMORIES IN MY FAMILY OF THE SALESIAN SCHOOL.
THANKS FOR LETTING ME SHARE ON THIS SITE.
ED HOHNSON - WB6FSD@VERIZON.NET

My brother Robert and I attended this school from c.1952 to 1954 ... many memories some sad and some glad.. if anyone who attended this school same time..love to hear from you.
Ed Hannan , Pasadena, Ca. Email: sraheen@earthlink.net

Chris--There are no historical records to back that story up. I heard the same thing as did everyone else in Goshen. When I asked around, there are no reports to substantiate it and no death records as well.

I think this is a wonderful shot. All that stone and light.

This reminds me of that movie, " The Wicker Man"!

But Goshen where?

Goshen, New York (Orange County), in the Hudson Valley, about 40 or 50 miles west-north-west of NYC.

Does anyone know what building was in front of the school, closer to the road? It's gone now, except some bits of the stone foundation - an interesting ruin.
Also, who was Dominic Savio? There's a memorial to him on the same knoll as the water tower.
I like the photo, by the way. I have to get out there with my camera, too.

Hello...I found Dominic Savio - seems he was a saint.

LOOKING FOR JOHN SANTARELLI, TEMPLE, PA. E-MAIL ME JOHN AT

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i have been in the school with no problem. but there are cameras by the tower!!!!!be careful!

it reminds me of the tower from "stay alive"! such a creepy picture! love it. and the fact that its in black and white adds to the spooky effect.

i went to the camp for many years, until 1986. this is a great shot! very creepy as a kid. the mansion was actually 2 old big houses merged together way back sometime. the grounds were also one of the northern most points for the underground railroad in the civil wars days.

my mum had a bell tower like that at her all girls school in london, school was caled beaverwood, and this looks just like it.

I attended the Camp in the summer duirng the 1958-1959. The Priests and Brothers at that time were good and at that time I knew of no abusive behavior. It was a great place to be, away from Brookyln for the summer and be around farm animals, horses, fields of corn.

I attended camp there in 1959 and 1960. I remember Fr. Paul Brault, a Canadian. The tower was used as a music tower. My mom brought up a record for Fr. Paul in French and he played it on the tower's loudspeaker. The tower was green trimmed with white. There was also a small convent by the roadside for Salesian nuns from Italy. Dominic Savio was a saint. I became an altar boy there..the chapel was beautiful on the main floor. Every Sunday as visiting hours ended, all campers filed in there for Benediction, then down the other end of the hall for a movie in the gym. kkjfkkp@hotmail.com

I went to sleep away camp there for 3 summers,68,69,70. It was a creepy place. The salesians were good to us. Most of us were from the city. The tower was locked up, but we got in it. The view was spectacular, but the place was spooky. We would wake up every morning to a loud speaker mounted on the tower, it played,"you're a good man Charlie Brown" It had a nice lake, horses, and tons of stuff to do. I was scared to walk thru the halls alone, the place was just spooky. There were lots of stories about lights going on and off, draws opening up, and the mausoleum was really creepy. LAter I went to Salesian High School in New Rochelle and ran into some of the same priests and brothers. All in all they were good summers, but the place was pretty ghostly, lots of stories about tunnels leading into the town.

the lady that hung herself in that tower is a true story but never documented because she was and african american who was acused of being a witch and was condemed to death in the tower, there were reports of the tower being locked up and nailed shut for multiple years when the school was still being used and to this day there are thing in there that would make you agree with me, just be very very careful because the old rotten wooden tower is waiting for another victim

I attended Salesian School '59/'60 =8th grade. Fr.Bob Savage was Prefect of Studies. Fr.Adam Saluppo was there (now buried there). Brother Benny, not a sweet heart. It was a good school. The dining hall was in the "mansion" or admin building. I used to read to the students on a PA system there for the first 15 minutes of lunch( Hardy Boys/Tom Swift Jr. etc.), then we were allowed to talk. Study Hall, Jug Slips, Saturday Eve. had TV (usually Bonanza) if you didn't have a Jug Slip to deal with. The slips were given to you if you did something considered "bad conduct." You did time (in the Jug) in study hall, when others could go to recreation/watch TV or whatever. I thought so much of it that I went on to their Junior Seminary at West Haverstraw, N.Y. Eventually I went back home to finish high school in Jersey. Anyway, Salesian was a good school for me. Sad to see it decline. Perhaps it will be reclaimed and go on in another way.....education hopefully.

hi all the years that i spent at salesian formed the foundation that i built my life on.i became close friends with many of those who taught and cared for me.the one who remained my closest friend and confidanrt was fr.elidgio della rosa right up to his death.i think of him often.the one who had the biggest effect on me was fr.joeseph herzog.i,ve tried for years to find out were he ended up to no avail.if anyone has any information in regard,i can be contacted at villavaldipesa@hotmail.com.then there was br, allen (squueeky)
who decided that the prieshood wasn,t for him.we our paths crossed many times over the years.if your out there,get in touch.warmest regards to all of my ex mates.mario stacchini


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Just beautiful! Older architecture always photographs as though it has its own soul. This photo is just lovely and a bit haunted.

MY WIFE , MY FRIEND VIC AND I ENJOY WALKING THE PROPERTY AND WONDER WHAT IT MUST HAVE BEEN LIKE IN ITS HEYDAY. WE PLAN ON BRINGING A LUNCH THERE WHILE WE SIT ONE ONE OF THE BENCHS. IT IS SAD TO SEE THE BUILDINGS DECAYING. THE CHURCH IN ROME SHOULD HAVE SOLD ONE OF ITS MASTERPIECE PAINTINGS INSTEAD OF SELLING THE PROPERTY-I THINK THEY MADE A BIG MISTAKE!

does anyone know the address for the salesian school in goshen ny please email it to me at jaydecker2000@yahoo.com ty