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Between its Time as a Hospital, a Mental Health Clinic, and a Prison, Cresson Has Borne Witness to Almost a Century of Suffering, Death, and Tragedy

40m · Haunted Road · 20 Dec 08:01

Originally built in 1903 to treat patients suffering from Tuberculosis, Cresson Sanatorium later became a federal prison. It's dark past has now led it to be called America's most haunted hospital and prison.

Special Guest: Rachel Raschella

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The episode Between its Time as a Hospital, a Mental Health Clinic, and a Prison, Cresson Has Borne Witness to Almost a Century of Suffering, Death, and Tragedy from the podcast Haunted Road has a duration of 40:13. It was first published 20 Dec 08:01. The cover art and the content belong to their respective owners.

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