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from historic hospital museums boasting fascinating exhibits and horrifying paranormal activity to former psychiatric treatment centers where the restless spirits of those lost to torturous experimentation still roam are you ready for the most haunted asylums in the united states number five mantino state hospital mantino state hospital spread across a 1 000 acre expanse in mantino illinois is a former psychiatric institution that at one point in time was considered one of the largest and most advanced facilities in existence historically the center was initially authorized in 1927 with its first patients placed in 1930 but due to understaffing through the great depression as well as through world war ii conditions were harsh to say the least and early on out of 120 total nurses it was recorded that only 16 had actual training the site’s patient population hit its peak in 1954 at around 8 200 with 450 staff members only 21 of which were actual registered nurses and through the early 1960s the facility’s farming operations were shut down over the following decades patient numbers would decline and by 1985 the facility was forced to close its doors eventually portions of the property were sold off repurposed for use as a golf course veterans home residential developments and more today all buildings from the old institution even the abandoned ones are either privately or federally owned and entry isn’t allowed without express permission from owners though the area’s surrounding is fully explorable chillingly in 1939 more than 50 patients and staff members were lost to typhoid fever in 1941 462 died in an experiment and it speculated that many less than reputable procedures were performed on site often without consent throughout the area officials residents golfers and others have reported orbs and mists in photographs unnatural cold spots and a host of full-bodied apparitions ranging from doctors to patients random civilians and more all in clothing spanning the era’s one famous legend tells of a farmer who sold his land after unearthing several dead bodies in his fields it was later discovered these bodies had belonged to a group of patients who’d escaped from the hospital had become lost and succumbed to the elements lastly staff members and residents in the area report doors opening and closing on their own disembodied voices and footsteps and the constant feeling of never truly being alone number four danvers state hospital danvers state hospital formerly the state lunatic hospital at danvers and located off of kirkbride drive in danvers massachusetts is a former psychiatric hospital now acting as an apartment complex that’s said to be the inspiration for hp lovecraft’s arkham sanatorium historically the facility was opened in 1878 following four years of construction as a self-contained institution built to serve the developmentally delayed and mentally ill that boasted two main buildings four wings four dorms a full kitchen laundry room and chapel over the years the site welcomed on multiple new additions to the facility with older buildings on-site modernized along the way and most connected by tunnel through the 1930s sadly the hospital faced overcrowding with a patient populous of over 2 000 and even resorted to housing some of its patients in the basement budget cuts from the 1960s and onward would result in the closure of multiple wards and eventually in 1992 operations were ceased entirely in 2005 the property was purchased by avalon bay communities who demolished all but the original structure constructing an apartment complex called bradley danvers in place paranormal activity throughout the area is said to stim from before the hospital even existed back to when the locality was recognized as salem village a community infamous for its connections to the 1692 salem witch trials as history and legend have it judge jonathan hawthorne once resided where the asylum now stands and it’s speculated that many sentenced to death were hanged right at this very spot their vengeful spirits left to wonder chillingly when the hospital was still in operation a slew of official reports detailed disembodied footsteps in the attic during storms shadowy figures cited slinking to and from patients rooms and even encounters with apparitions in colonial era garb phenomena that persist into present times and residents of the community frequently describe unnatural cold spots objects that move on their own orbs and photography and doors that open and close by themselves as parts of daily life lastly the asylum cemetery holds the remains of around 770 patients most of which were buried as nothing more than numbers and those passing by at night have reported citing ghostly figures roaming seemingly searching for proper resting places number three rolling hills asylum rolling hills asylum located in east bethany new york is a former poor house turned tourist attraction its grounds have since been transformed into the janisi county park and forest historically through the 1700s the site played home to a stagecoach tavern with the institution opening much later in 1827 as the janisi county pour house the operation was initially self-sufficient with residents split between labor animal tending shopkeeping and chores but in 1828 following a string of incidents facilities were constructed for residents deemed dangerous or unpredictable in 1938 the site was repurposed and utilized as the genesee county infirmary and through the 1960s it was altered to accommodate a nursing home until its closure in 1974. in 2009 the property was purchased by one sharon coyle who set to work on a series of extensive renovations reopening it as rolling hills asylum as of 2021 rolling hills asylum acts as a major tourist destination hosting historical tours educational events a range of paranormal research and even haunted houses activities surrounding rolling hills is said to stem from its potter’s field cemetery which holds the bodies of roughly 1700 on-site deaths with possibly hundreds more unrecorded while there is a marker in memorium of the cemetery whatever headstones once stood have long since faded and disturbingly no one is certain exactly where the old graveyard actually lies across the site both staff and visitors have reported disembodied voices doors slamming on their own footsteps from empty areas and evps in the backgrounds of recordings and phone calls one famous legend tells of roy a patient at the infirmary who was born with gigantism and whom died in 1942 a number of accounts described run-ins with a towering seven foot tall shadow entity thought to be his restless spirit that rather tragically is often heard crying through the darkness also reported across the property are orbs visible to the naked eye half-formed figures that appear later in photographs and full-bodied apparitions in clothing spanning the ages a final story tells of one nurse emmy altworth who was recognized for her cruelty towards both fellow staff members and patients emmy’s apparition has been cited roaming the building has been known to emit an uncomfortable vibe and has even touched grabbed and slapped unsuspecting visitors number two the public hospital museum the public hospital museum located off west francis street in williamsburg virginia is a former psychiatric institution turned museum that’s recognized as the first hospital of its kind in the entirety of the united states historically the facility was initially constructed between 1771 and 1773 as the public hospital for persons of insane and disordered mines making it the first long-term mental care facility in the country through the early 19th century the institution’s name was changed to eastern state hospital and in 1859 in an attempt to keep up with an ever increasing patient populace the campus was expanded by the late 1800s the site’s buildings had begun to fall into disrepair and in 1885 a large fire destroyed six of its seven structures the hospital alone was reconstructed and remained in operation until 1968 when eastern state hospital was relocated entirely and the old property was donated to colonial williamsburg original 1773 hospital building was eventually and meticulously reconstructed and in 1985 the building was opened up to the public as a museum purpose to showcase the history of mental health care in the u.s sadly this old facility played witness to some of the most brutal days of medicine and it speculated that many died within at the hands of borderline torturous treatments hauntings on site are said to be a direct result of this dark past with both staff and visitors frequently reporting disembodied voices chilling moaning footsteps from empty spaces and the sounds of chains rattling strange gusts of wind are felt inside the building when it’s completely sealed beds in the museum often appear slept in overnight and a range of full-bodied apparitions have been encountered also reported at the public hospital museum are doors opening and closing on their own objects that move by themselves or disappear entirely in the constant feeling of being watched by someone or something unseen a final legend tells of one dr john minson galt ii who became superintendent of the facility in 1841 in 1862 with the battle of williamsburg looming at the height of the civil war galt took his own life within his home on hospital grounds following his passing and despite numerous cleanings it said a large blood stain persisted in his former abode at his death site though this old home has long since been torn down many claim galt’s restless spirit remains forever wondering museum grounds number one forest haven asylum forest haven asylum located on the grounds of fort meade in laurel maryland is an abandoned former insane asylum that’s grown wildly in infamy regarding its dark past and purported paranormal infestations historically the facility opened its doors in 1925 as the district training school for the mentally a farm-like institution focused on educating its patients and in 1928 it held its first on-site burial in 1963 around the same time it began accepting a wider range of disabilities the institution’s title was altered to forest haven sadly overcrowding underfunding and incidentally understaffing would lead to forest haven’s steady decline and increased mistreatment of its patients and in 1987 enraged families would actually erect a memorial stone in honor of an estimated 389 who it was discovered were buried carelessly in a mass grave in 1991 after years of alleged abuse medical incompetence and countless deaths the facility was forced to close its doors under order of federal judgment today the property remains abandoned and in a state of decay and being on government lands is heavily patrolled those lucky enough to get permission to explore around should exercise extreme caution as the old campus’s buildings are literally crumbling in on themselves chillingly bodies from the many horrifying deaths on site those resulting from abuse neglect and experimentation were passed through the asylum’s morgue in the basement before being laid to rest in what would over time form the mass grave mentioned previously though a marker with an estimated count was erected no one knows for certain exactly how many bodies lie beneath the facility’s surface reported by officials specialists and those fortunate enough to explore forest haven are orbs visible to the naked eye strange mists that float with seeming sentience evps and the backgrounds of phone calls and radio transmissions frequent electronic malfunctions and eerie figures that appear later in the backgrounds of photographs throughout the old institutions halls a number of equipment remains and stories tell of empty beds creaking as if someone is in them of balls that float in mid-air and of wheelchairs rolling on their own even chasing the living also reported across the campus are disembodied voices footsteps from empty areas doors that open and close on their own and the eerie sounds of children crying for their parents always heard from just out of sight lastly throughout forest haven many have encountered the full-bodied apparitions of doctors nurses children and patients going about daily life as if unaware they’re dead taking into consideration its fascinatingly dark history range of paranormal activity and long list of local legends and ghost stories we felt forest haven was the perfect choice is our pick for the most haunted asylum in the united states thanks for tuning in to our list of picks for some of the most haunted asylums in the united states if you enjoyed hearing our histories and ghost stories as much as we enjoyed telling them to you don’t forget to subscribe to our channel and turn notifications on so you know when fresh content is on the way throw us a like if you feel we’ve earned it and most importantly share this upload and our channel 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