Manly History

Another photo from Kenwood. Sitting just outside the cemetary is an old smokehouse, once used for curing meats. In just about 15 years, it is now completely overgrown with vines.

The ghost of a once thriving racetrack sitting in the mountains of Vermont.

Green Mountain Racetrack was constructed in 1965 for $6 million (the equivalent of around $50 million today). It operated until 1993, and has been sitting vacant, less a few events, since then.

During its hayday, horse racing events were common until 1976, when they were replaced with greyhound racing until its close.

It has changed hands several times, seeing purchase prices of $8 million, $1 million, and $250,000. In 2020, a fire gutted the structure, and while the frame and stands of the building remain, the interior is almost entirely destroyed.