A Ghost in Suspenders? The Haunting History of Colorado’s Carter Lake

Colorado has a lot of beautiful scenery, as well as places that are allegedly haunted, and one locale in the Centennial State features all three, as well as a fascinating history. Keep scrolling to learn about the history of Colorado’s Carter Lake.

Colorado’s Carter Lake + its Origins

Before Carter Lake, which is located in northeastern Colorado near Loveland, existed, the area was a wetland inhabited by Arapahoe, Cheyenne, and Ute indigenous people.

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However, when settlers began to inhabit the area in the 1850s as mining became widespread, the area became known as Carter’s Glade, named after a homesteader named Matthew Carter. Carter, and other miners and ranchers in the area, raised cattle and quarried limestone.

This would continue until drought and dust storms in the area became widespread, affecting agricultural projects in the 1930s, at which point President Roosevelt’s New Deal would prompt the creation of nearby Horsetooth Reservoir, followed by Carter Lake.

Colorado’s Carter Lake is Allegedly Haunted

Over the years, visitors to Carter Lake have reported the eerie presence of a spirit that is said to haunt the area. The spirit has been described as a man wearing old-fashioned clothing, including suspenders and a wide-brimmed hat.

It is widely believed that this is the ghost of a man known only as Bennet, who lived in the area prior to the creation of Carter Lake.

Legend has it that Bennet was entangled in a bitter dispute over land that resulted in him being shot and killed, and that his spirit still walks the land that he once owned.

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