Houston insane asylum

Browne, was probably incarcerated for both these reasons. Browne was a heavy drinker who undoubtedly embarrassed his family or gave them trouble in some way, and they felt he needed to go to an insane asylum.

I had no idea even what state it was in. Just referred to as state hospital but no clue as to what state. The rest of the history offered in this piece tracks to it being CSH. You are commenting using your WordPress. You are commenting using your Google account.

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There is a hint in the story.. Nice presentation. Very well written…and the photos…. No longer in operation, The Old Hospital was believed to be haunted while it was open. There were reports of call bells ringing on their own, even when they were unplugged.

Some have reported seeing lights flicker in the windows and have heard moaning coming from the building. In more recent years the hospital was used as the location for Halloween haunted houses, but according to at Views: 3, Photos: 0 Rating: 4. There are two buildings at this hospital that are rumored to be haunted. The Administration Building dates back to the s and was once used to house mentally unstable patients.

In this building, lights are known to go on and off by themselves, and people have heard moans, wails and the rattling of chains. There have also been reports of shadowy figures. In the "M" Building, a nurse's What are the most haunted places in Texas?

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