Season 4: Episode 15: The Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum

The Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum

1858,
In 1858, construction began on a new mental health facility in West Virginia: The Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum. This asylum was meant to introduce a revolutionary new treatment protocol utilizing nature, freedom, and open spaces…

It did not go as planned

Article: LINK

Intro Music: Moonlight Hall - Stings by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)