We all know the name Waverly Hills Sanatorium when it comes to haunted instutions this one's probably the place you want to be or go to when doing an investigation due to the fact it's known as one of the most haunted locations in America.
Let's start off with some basic history of the building....
During the 1800s and early 1900s America was overthrown by a deadly disease known by many as the “white death” or what it's called today as tuberculosis. This terrifyingly painful contagious plague, had no cure. This monstrous disease claimed entire families and sometimes entire towns. In the 1900s Louisville, Kentucky had one of the highest death tolls due to tuberculosis in America.
Of course towns Built on low, swampland, this location was the perfect breeding ground for disease. in 1910, a hospital was finally built on windswept hill in southern Jefferson County that had been built and made to combat and stop the spread of the horrific disease. The hospital quickly became overcrowded and with help from the town by them giving donations of money and land, a new hospital was started in 1924.
Of course towns Built on low, swampland, this location was the perfect breeding ground for disease. in 1910, a hospital was finally built on windswept hill in southern Jefferson County that had been built and made to combat and stop the spread of the horrific disease. The hospital quickly became overcrowded and with help from the town by them giving donations of money and land, a new hospital was started in 1924.
Room 502
We know many shows have visited room 502 and they claim they have found evidence to prove this room is haunted. (“Ghost Hunters, Ghost Adventures, Ghost Hunters Academy and Paranormal Challenge” have all investigated the sanatorium. But YouTube has many paranormal hunting teams, with and without their own reality TV series, investigating Waverly Hills. There is a long waiting list for tour reservations, including people who come, not to hunt ghosts, but to admire the massive and magnificent Gothic architecture.)
One urban legend of room 502 is about a nurse who hung herself in the room after becoming pregnant without being married. The story is very famous and is partly true but indications show that it did not happen in Waverly Hills it happens in another hospital.
However there's is Another newer urban legend about room 502 that has been circling the internet. This is about a homeless man that was murdered by a gang in the room. Some accounts say that the man was killed and used in a satanic ritual while others suggest that he was the victim of a drug related gang. However if it had something to do with satanic rituals I can understand how this room can be haunted due to the fact this man had a horrendous death.
One urban legend of room 502 is about a nurse who hung herself in the room after becoming pregnant without being married. The story is very famous and is partly true but indications show that it did not happen in Waverly Hills it happens in another hospital.
However there's is Another newer urban legend about room 502 that has been circling the internet. This is about a homeless man that was murdered by a gang in the room. Some accounts say that the man was killed and used in a satanic ritual while others suggest that he was the victim of a drug related gang. However if it had something to do with satanic rituals I can understand how this room can be haunted due to the fact this man had a horrendous death.
The death chute
There are also many urban legends about the "body chute" or the "death tunnel". This was a tunnel built to transport supplies to the facilities in the harsh winter. Since there were many deaths because of tuberculosis, the bodies of dead people were moved through the tunnel in order for other patients and other staff of the hospital not to see them as it would cause panic and the nurses and staff of the hospital didn't need this on top of the level of patients rising every day due to the lack of staff they had at the sanatorium.
However some urban legends say that the bodies were simply thrown down the tunnel and let to slide down to the bottom with out any care for them at all after all to many of the staff they had to much to do and the bodies were just seen as soulless vessles.
Although it is true that the tunnel was used to transport the bodies of dead patients, there is evidence to say they were not just thrown down as investigators and historians have seen carts and winches used to move the remains of the dead patients. Researchers and investigators have also found evidence that the tunnel was initially built as a big steam vent for the boilerrooms located at the bottom of the hill. This was used to provide heat to the patients of the hospital. The tunnel was also used by hospital staffas an alternative way to go up or down the hospital during the winter as it was a quicker way into The sanatorium at this time due to the fact the hospital was over crowded by patients.
Although it is true that the tunnel was used to transport the bodies of dead patients, there is evidence to say they were not just thrown down as investigators and historians have seen carts and winches used to move the remains of the dead patients. Researchers and investigators have also found evidence that the tunnel was initially built as a big steam vent for the boilerrooms located at the bottom of the hill. This was used to provide heat to the patients of the hospital. The tunnel was also used by hospital staffas an alternative way to go up or down the hospital during the winter as it was a quicker way into The sanatorium at this time due to the fact the hospital was over crowded by patients.
Many people claim that over nine thousand deaths occurred at the Sanatorium.
"According to Assistant Medical Director Dr. J. Frank W. Stewart, the highest number of deaths in a single year at Waverly Hills was 152. Stewart wrote that the worst time for deaths was at the end of the Second World War when troops were returning from overseas with very advanced tuberculosis cases.[24] Some independent researchers suggest that since 162 people died at Waverly Hills in 1945, the highest total number of deaths possible over 50 years was approximately 8,212.[25]"
Another story/urban legend which comes from the sanatorium involve ghosts of nurses or patients who were supposedly in the hospital working or helping patients. There is one urban legend about a nurse who haunts the first floor. The nurse apparently tried to kill herself by slitting her wrists. She then ran out of the building, screaming and bleeding out the lobby and then she died at the front of the building due to loss of blood. Some say she couldn't handle working in the hospital any more due to not being able to help anyone and others believe she lost someone dear to her. Researchers and investigators who have looked into the history in detail have found out that there was a real case of a nurse who tried to kill herself in the hospital, however she did not run through the lobby while bleeding and she did not die.
Ghost Adventures: https://youtu.be/zb_MZT_mFRY
History of Waverly sanatorium: https://youtu.be/mgjYsaME38c
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