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Jul. 11, 2007
Categorized in: Haunted Los Gatos
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Posts here on haunted places in Los Gatos have been very well received, so I wanted to let this audience know that I've begun a new blog on Haunted Real Estate this week. Please take a look and feel free to share your own stories and insights: they are most welcome!The Haunted Real Estate Blog can be found at www.HauntedRealEstateBlog.wordpress.com or for short, use the redirect of simply www.HauntedRealEstateBlog.com.
And please also visit a page I have on this topic too, www.HauntedRealEstate.com.
Meanwhile, I will continue to occassionally add posts here on haunted spots in beautiful Los Gatos, and again invite you to share your stories on them with me!
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Built along the Los Gatos Creek, Forbes Mill was started early in the town's history (1854) and basically the town sprung up around it. Alexander Forbes thought that having a flour mill would be a great idea since the 49'ers gold rush was on.
So it was off to a rocky start and was never profiltable with the original owner, Forbes. Under other ownership, things fared better, By creating and using a reservoir up near the current Holy Names Convent (on Reservoir Road), later owners enabled the water to flow year-round, and not just in winter. So the mill did better - though by then there was no monopoly on flour mills for feeding the forty-niners. 
Oh, and I almost forgot to add: it appears that this is yet another one of the town's many haunted spots. I know, you won't read that anywhere but here, but I had a conversation with a gal who works at Forbes Mill and she told me of a couple of stories that indicate the ongoing presence of an unseen resident. 