Pennhurst State School and Hospital
Location submitted by: sdonley on 01/19/2014
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PANICd#: 1320
| Pennhurst State School and Hospital, originally known as the Eastern Pennsylvania State Institution for the Feeble-Minded and Epileptic is positioned on the border between Chester County and Montgomery County in Pennsylvania. |
Church Street and Bridge Road
Spring City , PA 19475
Open to the public: Unkown
https://www.pennhurstasylum.com
Lat: 40.1819539
Lon: -75.5506234
Database Summary:
Demographic Rank: 5
History: 1
Stories: 0
Claims: 20
Evidence: 0
Resources: 4
Retrievals: 6332
Vistor Rating: 5.0
Votes: 1
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History information is some background and history about the location. This is meant to be a basic summary. Below the history records you will find sources in which you can click on to find out more information. There may be multiple history records per location.
1903, the Pennsylvania Legislature authorized the creation of the Eastern State Institution for the Feeble-Minded and Epileptic and a commission was organized to take into consideration the number and status of the feeble-minded and epileptic persons in the state and determine a placement for construction to care for these residents.
This commission discovered 1,146 feeble-minded persons in insane hospitals and 2,627 in almshouses, county-care hospitals, reformatories, and prisons and were in immediate need of specialized institutional care.
The legislation stated that the buildings would be in two groups, one for the educational and industrial department, and one for the custodial or asylum department. The institution was required to accommodate no less than five hundred inmates or patients, with room for additions.
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Source(s):
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pennhurst_State_Schoo...
Stories are just that. Stories and personal accounts that have been reported about the location.
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Here are the paranormal claims for this location. These have been found through Internet research, reports from members, or reports from personal interviews. To add a claim, your account must have contributor access or higher.
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| 1736 | Devon Building: Multiple EVP's have been recorded.
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| 1745 | Hershey Building: Investigator heard a female child's voice on the third floor. Added: 01/19/2014 By: sdonley |
| 1744 | Administration Building: EVP's caught what appears to be a toilet flushing, but the building has no running water or bathroom fixtures.
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| 1743 | Administration Building: Multiple voices herd at various times.
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| 1742 | Philidelphia Building: Loud sounds and voices heard coming form the building.
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| 1741 | Tinicum Building: An Investigator had their legs touched.
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| 1740 | Tinicum Building: Multiple EVP's.
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| 1739 | Mayflower Building: Investigators have been touched in this building.
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| 1738 | Mayflower Building: EVP's have been recorded.
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| 1737 | Mayflower Building: Shadow people seen multiple times.
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| 1726 | Quaker Building: Numerous shadows manifest and dissipate at will.
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| 1735 | Devon Building: Unknown sounds have been heard and recorded.
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| 1734 | Limerick Building: Multiple EVPS have been recorded.
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| 1733 | Limerick Building: The apparition of a woman in a old style nurse’s uniform was observed by a fire fighter, police officer and a marine.
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| 1732 | Quaker Building: Multiple EVPs have been recorded.
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| 1731 | Quaker Building: Multiple EMF spikes have been reported. There is no electric in the buildings.
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| 1730 | Quaker Building: Objects have been thrown in the basement.
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| 1729 | Quaker Building: An investigator was scratched by an unknown object.
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| 1728 | Quaker Building: An investigator was shoved from behind hard enough to leave a mark.
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| 1727 | Quaker Building: Doors and rocking chairs have moved without anyone being near them.
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| The Pennhurst Project | The Pennhurst Project is a site dedicated to the stories and memories of the people who lived and worked at Pennhurst State School and Hospital in Spring City, Pennsylvania. |
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| Pennhurst Paranormal Association | Information about investigating the location. |
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| Opacity Page | Opacity page for this location. |
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| Weird N.J. Article | Article on Weird N.J. |
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