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  1. The Twilight Asylum Tour In Tennessee That Will Absolutely Fascinate

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  2. Haunting footage of INSIDE the abandoned St Gerard's Hospital

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  3. These 5 Tennessee Asylums Are Still Standing And Still Disturbing

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  4. Traverse City Asylum Census Records: Traverse City Asylum Tour, June 12

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  5. Lost History of the East Tennessee Asylum for the Insane ( Lakeshore Insane Asylum )

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  6. Haunting footage of INSIDE the abandoned St Gerard's Hospital

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  1. The Twilight Asylum Tour In Tennessee That Will Absolutely Fascinate You

    There's just something so fascinating about abandoned places and lonely spots, long forgotten. If you've ever wondered about a Tennessee asylum tour (don't we all…?) then we've got quite the experience for you. Whether you'd like a private tour or a public tour, the Old South Pittsburg Hospital is a necessary stop for horror seekers.

  2. Tennessee's Spookiest Old Asylums Still Standing Today

    Severely understaffed and chronically running over budget, the asylum that once stood on the corner of Division and Demonbreun fell to pieces. In August 1863, a large fire killed eight of the inmates and sent the asylum packing - shock of shocks. The new, now wildly old, facility stood on Murfreesboro Road in Nashville.

  3. Western State Mental Hospital

    Western State Mental Hospital The Western Mental Health Institute is a historic insane asylum located in the small town of Bolivar, about 60 miles east of Memphis. The asylum was the last of Tennessee's three major mental hospitals built in the Victorian era, constructed in 1886-1889, and the only one to remain in operation. The administration building is one of the most significant examples ...

  4. Visit Historic Bolivar

    Western State Mental Hospital, located near Bolivar, was the last state mental hospital to be constructed and habitually the one least funded. In December 1885 the site commissioners chose the farm of Paul T. Jones as the location for the proposed facility. The institution's patient population grew from a few hundred in the 1890's to over 2,000 ...

  5. The Old South Pittsburgh Hospital History Tells Haunting Tales

    Here in Tennessee, the Old South Pittsburg Hospital has become one of the most popular spots to visit for ghost seekers and paranormal adventurers alike. We give you the Old South Pittsburg Hospital history, and perhaps you will plan a trip for yourself.

  6. Nashville State Hospital

    Main Image Gallery: Nashville State Hospital. Tennessee's first facility for the mentally ill, Tennessee Lunatic Asylum, opened in 1840 Nashville as the eleventh institution for mentally ill in United States. Dorothea Dix, American activist on behalf of the indigent insane, visited Tennessee in 1847 and found Nashville asylum deficient.

  7. Tennessee Hospital for the Insane Historical Marker

    In 1832, the Tenn. legislature approved the state's first asylum, established in 1840 southwest of Nashville. (A historical marker located in Nashville in Davidson County, Tennessee.)

  8. Bolivar State Hospital

    Tennessee initiated its public policy regarding the institutionalization of the mentally-ill in the 1840s. The "lunatic asylum" in Nashville soon proved inadequate and architect Adolphus Heiman produced a Gothic Revival design following the advice of Thomas S. Kirkbride. By 1892, 319 patients were living in the mental hospital.

  9. East Tennessee Hospital for the Insane

    The East Tennessee Hospital for the Insane opened in 1886 with 99 patients transferred from the older Tennessee Lunatic Asylum in Nashville. In 1920, the facility's name was changed to Eastern State Hospital as part of a program to rename all of the asylums in the state.

  10. Lakeshore Mental Health Institute through the years

    Photos of Lakeshore Mental Health Institute. Also known as The East Tennessee Insane Asylum and Eastern State Hospital.

  11. Experience Tennessee's Ghosts This Fall During These 13 Haunted Tours

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Oct. 5, 2021) - The nights grow darker and a spine-tingling chill hangs in the air with ghost stories, strange happenings, superstitions, and dark and mysterious tales of the unexplained. Explore spooky adventures at these haunted tours across Tennessee if you dare.

  12. The Haunted Tennessee State Prison

    If you're looking for information about the Haunted Tennessee State Prison, start here. Learn about the ghosts and hauntings at this historic, and haunted prison near Nashville.

  13. The creepiest abandoned asylum tours in the U.S.

    Spring City, PA. As if being an actual abandoned, haunted asylum wasn't enough, Pennhurst Asylum (aka Eastern Pennsylvania State Institution for the Feeble-Minded and Epileptic) operates as a haunted house during the Halloween season. Historically, it had a massive campus with 3,350 beds and was known for its often brutal treatment of patients.

  14. Western Mental Health Institute

    The Western Mental Health Institute is a historic insane asylum located in the small town of Bolivar, about sixty miles east of Memphis. The institution is anchored by the main administration building, a Gothic Revival landmark designed in the mid-1880s on the Kirkbride Plan. The facility is commonly known as the Western State Mental Hospital ...

  15. History

    The East Tennessee Hospital for the Insane opened its doors, beginning what would be more than a century and a quarter of mental health care for our community. On July 14, 1976, Harold Jordan, State Mental Health Commissioner, directed that all Tennessee's mental health facilities change their names.

  16. Haunted Old South Pittsburg Hospital

    Haunted Old South Pittsburg Hospital, South Pittsburg, Tennessee. 17,719 likes · 603 talking about this · 2,355 were here. South Pittsburg hospital was first opened in October of 1959 and closed in...

  17. Tennessee's Most Haunted Hospitals and Asylums

    For many, abandoned asylums, and closed down hospitals are some of the spookiest Real Haunts in STATE. Empty hospitals are eerie on their own, but even moreso when you consider that spirits of the departed could be lurking around any corner, and haunting the hallways of the hospital they once called home. Hospitals and Asylums are often considered hot spots for paranormal activity, since ...

  18. Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum

    Tour this National Historic Landmark! Welcome to the Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum located in Historic Weston, West Virginia. This National Historic Landmark served as a sanctuary for the mentally ill beginning in the mid-1800s. This 160-year-old asylum holds fascinating stories of Civil War raids, a gold robbery, the "curative" effects of architecture, and the efforts of determined ...

  19. Haunted homes and sites to visit in East Tennessee, if you dare

    Civil War disputes. Famous guests. Locked-up prisoners. These haunted sites in Knoxville and East Tennessee have souls that haven't crossed over.

  20. A Deeper Look: Knoxville's mental health care after Lakeshore

    Updated: Aug 13, 2016 / 11:00 AM EDT. KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) - The closure of the state funded Lakeshore Mental Health Institute in 2012 led to an array of changes in the community. Hundreds of ...

  21. 6 Haunted Asylums You Can Actually Visit

    In 2007, the hospital was sold by the state to private buyers, who now operate ghost tours in the allegedly haunted asylum. Visitors can take guided trips through the building or, if they feel especially daring, spend the night inside.

  22. Tour a former hospital, asylum, or prison

    Tour a former hospital, asylum, or prison road trip makes stops at Central State Hospital Museum, Historic Brushy Mountain State Penitentiary, Joliet Prison and others. Plan your road trip with Roadtrippers.

  23. Schedule of Events

    Schedule of Events Date Event Start Time/End Time January 01/05/2024 Paranormal Tour 10:30 pm to 12:30 am *10:00 pm Check-in 01/06/2024 Ghost Hunt: Main building 9:00 pm to 5:00 am *8:30 pm Check-in 01/20/2024 Ghost Hunt: Main building 9:00 pm to 5:00 am *8:30 pm Check-in February 02/02/2024 Paranormal Tour 10:30 pm to 12:30 am *10:00 pm […]

  24. Inside the field: See 70 players who qualified for FedEx St. Jude

    The FedExCup Playoffs begin with the FedEx St. Jude Championship outside Memphis, Tennessee, at TPC Southwind. The top 70 in the FedExCup standings through the FedExCup Regular Season finale at ...

  25. First look: How Belmont's new Frist medical school fits into Nashville

    How does Christianity factor into Belmont's new medical school? Dean Dr. Anderson Spickard explained and gave The Tennessean a tour of the facility.

  26. DFS Dish: Is Will Zalatoris worth low-cost investment in his return to

    The top 70 players in the FedExCup standings take on TPC Southwind in Memphis, Tennessee. Without a cut after 36 holes, the backdoor will be left open for those

  27. FedEx St. Jude Championship, Round 1: How to watch, featured groups

    The first of three FedExCup Playoffs events has arrived, with the top 70 in the FedExCup standings heading to Memphis, Tennessee, for the FedEx St. Jude Championship. The top 50 after this week ...

  28. Tee times for first two rounds, pairings PGA Tour FedEx Cup playoffs

    Tee times have been announced for the first two rounds of the 2024 FedEx St. Jude Championship.

  29. Harris to embark on a seven-state campaign blitz with her VP pick

    Vice President Kamala Harris will set out this week on a swing-state campaign blitz, giving her a far heavier travel schedule than her opponent, former President Donald Trump.

  30. Horses for Courses: Former winner Will Zalatoris back in heat of TPC

    The FedExCup Playoffs began in 2007 and used four courses to determine the champion. Much has changed as the postseason has evolved - like the tournament hosted at TPC Southwind outside of ...