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Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum

Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum

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This imposing Gothic asylum in Weston, West Virginia operated from 1864 to 1994, housing thousands of patients with mental illness in often inhumane conditions. Paranormal investigators and visitors report shadow figures, disembodied voices, and objects moving on their own. The facility offers regular ghost tours and overnight paranormal investigations.