Episode 32: The Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum

Sitting on 666 acres, in Weston, West Virginia there is a 242,000 square foot building originally named the Trans Allegheny Lunatic Asylum. This asylum was built back in the mid-1800’s with the intention of holding up to 250 patients who suffered from a multitude of mental health disorders. But the hospital even held patients for reasons we today, may never understand such as menopause, novel reading and more. After receiving their first patient in October of 1864, the population in the asylum quickly grew out of control. By 1880, over 700 patients called the Trans Allegheny Lunatic Asylum home. And this number continued to climb. With an estimated over 2,000 unmarked graves on the property, it is clear that the asylum is a place that some never left. Disembodied screams, shadow figures, and even an entity that crawls along the floor are seen by visitors today. Tune in to hear the story of the Trans Allegheny Lunatic Asylum. This is a reminder that evil is everywhere, even in places meant to heal.

 

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