The Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum
Also known as the former Weston State Hospital, the construction of the facility began in 1858, the first patients were admitted in 1864, and construction finally concluded in 1881. The facility would go on to operate continuously from 1864 through 1994, remaining open for a total of 130 years. This is its story.
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An Apparatus For Lunacy - A History of the Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum
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WestonSH Series
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"Lebensunwert" - Paul Brune. NS-Psychiatrie und ihre Folgen | Dokumentarfilm
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The Dark History of the Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum
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The Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum Records - The Beginning Of It All (Episode 1)
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The Path Forward: Remembering Willowbrook - Full Documentary
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The State Lunatic Hospital at Danvers
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Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum, WV | This Happened Here
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Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum: Where Rosemary Kennedy’s Story Still Haunts
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The Grim Story of the Insane Asylum You Can Sleep In: Buffalo State Hospital
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Dark Folklore: Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum
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The Philadelphia State Hospital at Byberry (1907 - 1990)
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The Disturbing Story of America’s Most Haunted Asylum: Trans-Allegheny
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Criminally Insane Tour | Trans Allegheny Lunatic Asylum Outer Buildings – Weston WV
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The Overbrook Asylum (1896-2007)
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(ADDENDUM) An Apparatus For Lunacy - A History of the Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum
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The Dark Story of Connecticut's Asylum for the 'Hopelessly Insane': Norwich State Hospital
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The Topeka State Hospital (a.k.a. The Topeka Insane Asylum)
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Life On The Psych Ward (Forensic Psychiatry Patients Documentary) | Real Stories
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