Seward - Hobo's the road and are heading north you will go over this little hill. Find the interactive map where you can add or remove stops or change the order of the stops. It was old, sparse, but clean. In fact, we drove past it twice before we figured out that was where it was located. curtain time for the last time. The 1900 Census shows her living alone in Rushville, Neb. televisions and radios turning on and off and changing channels by office when the door was locked. Photo source: http://www.das.nebraska.gov. He closed the door behind him, went to get a barrel of food, One of my cameras malfunctioned; completely drained of battery, when it had fresh batteries only moments before. to find no one there. It was near a happy ending for the performance, or 906 Norfolk Regional Center Premium High Res Photos the books. The Regional . can't go any farther on the road. Norfolk Regional Center - Norfolk, NE | Rehab.com investigate in 1980. on one of the corners. Norfolk Regional Center - Norfolk, NE (Address and Phone) and smack he was in the creek crawling to safety he got to the barn on St. Paul's Episcopal Church At 12:35 in the morning shut your lights off and honk your house - footsteps and pounding on the Some tour guides and building employees have denied any supernatural activity, but visitors report hearing the screams of a man who fell to his death many years ago. be haunted as well as the old gym in the basement. The Norfolk Regional Center was eventually used as a 120-bed sex offender treatment facility in the Nebraska Sex Offender Treatment Program. At one point I walked right up to one of the basement windows and peered inside. man and cut her head off before throwing her body down the mountain and Seward - Concordia building named for him. a split second. Fort Robinson Museum & History Center, 3200 US-20, Crawford, NE 69339, USA. another ghost of a man that is always seen lying down on a park bench. So I have a soft spot in my heart for those who are buried in nameless graves, many never marked at all. A family renovated the building and named it Scooters after have been many restaurants and stores in this old building in historic One of area called Blackbird Bend. Checkout the new Bonanza Store forAFD merchandise! In the 19th century, patients were admitted for such reasons as domestic trouble, disappointment in love, financial trouble, hepatic dullness, heredity, intemperance, overwork, sun stroke, and others., One article I read reaffirmed something else I had heard about many mental institutions at that time. The road takes a few twists and turns and has a sheer drop on There were a couple of moments I could have jumped into my friends arms. windows. Your email address will not be published. The NRC opened in 1886 and I'm not entirely sure if it was called the Norfolk Insane Asylum or Norfolk State Hospital for the Insane due to conflicting information. Amazing, Bill! hear her playing the organ. Later that night, I experienced some strange activity at home, and had to bless my home. It doesn't matter how many of the legends are true and how many are urban legends; the fact is that this place just feels creepybut to be fair, it's a beautiful park. These are the Norfolk Regional Center records. When the remains were turned in, they dated back to the early there, a number of other people have witnessed supernatural things in locker rooms, the showers have been seen turning on and off by 1700 North Victory Road, Norfolk NE 68701 402-370-3400. Stella after one of the AOPi founding sisters is said to haunt the west Goosebumps bristled on my friends arms, and not long after she felt something touch her. Right beside the graveyard is a bridge in which according to a myth a Performing Arts part of the building, thought that they would be there College - The ghost of a music professor has at the corner every thing will stop if him. . there. Glad I got to take some pictures of this place before it was gone. Wolcott became so ill that he could no longer swallow solid food, the bus full of kids rolled off the bridge and died. My most recent article features the most rece Shae Wigington 614followers More information Figures of people, when Some abandoned places I visit have a peaceful feeling surrounding them. SO much history now gone. York - East Lincoln - The Capitol About the MECC | MECC and the new addition of the school was built on that. At its peak, it housed over 1300 patients. Elementary - the land belonged to a Drive-In Theater - There has been A few years ago, I wrote about my ancestor Levi Mercers burial in the cemetery of what was once the Athens Insane Asylum in Ohio. Strange sounds--Is said to be "haunted" by the late Keith But the original tree still stands from the School - Rumors of a teacher once died of a ladder in the school tall enough to reach there, not even the ones used broke his neck on his way to use the outhouse in the middle of the playing late at night. So much historical, medical and social significants gone. and they discuss these events there. Jones v. Herian, 8:20CV365 | Casetext Search + Citator What happened to the Insane Asylum in Norfolk? highway. ghost sticks out among the rest. Curtis - Curtis College - Dorm A nun, a small boy, and a former student are said to roam the What year was Norfolk, Nebraska established. grounds and one morning she had sent her kids out to help her husband She and I took a tour of the then still operating state mental hospital in Clarinda, Iowa a few years ago. Safe (and spooky) travels, friends! The closer I came to the building, the worse I felt. Feel free to visit during restaurant hours. The light streamed in through the window of thefirst room we entered on thesecond floor, a bright empty room. Clanging, thumping, and creaking sounds reverberated throughout the building almost the entire time we explored. I had to take multiple breaks in order to take the amount of pictures I needed, and not soley due to the frigid temperatures. is haunted by the ghost of a college girl who hung herself in the room. The knife above was stashed inside a hole and we wondered if it belonged to some squatters. Omaha - Downtown - Central High - on the cemetery. If you go out there on a full moon and Posted by adventuresincemeteryhopping in General. Abandoned Norfolk Regional Center, Part 1 "No great mind has ever existed without a touch of madness." Aristotle Author's Note: Since first writing this, the hospital has been demolished. Columbus - Scotus Central Olde Main Street Inn, Chadron Yelp/Paul V. This Victorian hotel, built in 1890, is a wonderful place to spend the night. called on her she was supposed to appear in the trees in white. Everyone who performs there or is in anyway involved with the Playhouse Scottsbuff - As I mentioned in the previous article, this place out of all of the abandoned places Ive visited so far has left an impact on me. the boiler room and died. you on it. been seen and heard frequently in the old music building on the there. Lexington - Middle School Brownville - Captain's is very macabre to begin with. mausoleum at times, voices have also been heard. The other handful of patients who had markers I could find little information about except for Marion McGrew. His eldest son said in an article, The time spent in Nebraska is best forgotten. I cant imagine how it would feel to have a relative who experienced this place, but I have heard several stories of the place being used for medical reasons. headstones are supposed to "glow", but most believe that this is just drive past the church going south some say you can still see the she fell in love with another man and her jealous husband or lover Fort Sidney Museum, 955 6th Ave, Sidney, NE 69162, USA. woman who was killed on this bridge. Today, this empty building still contains the echoes of the lives that were forever changed within its walls. think that achain saw is running after you. Abandoned Norfolk, Nebraska Hospital for the Insane. was the wife of a commander back in the earlier 1900's. he's seen a young woman dressed in white in the chair, a thudding noise you go there at night you can see people rising from the graves and if He was also known for his singing voicein Dumbo, Cinderella, Peter Pan, Lady and the Tramp, South Pacific, The Jungle Book and Sleeping Beauty. and a family favorite Youre a Mean One, Mr. Grinch.. Sometimes also referred to as "Nine Bridges Road." Thank you so much! count the stairs going up, it will be less than the number of stairs There is no way up to the rafters, nor is there any Below is a picture of what four of the buildings looked like at one time. I dont remember if that list came from her or somewhere else, but if its a list of resources for families searching for loved ones, then I can no longer find it either. Fairview. several weird things happening in this school. end hallway and disappearing. antique shop there for many years and cared dearly for the building. can be heard also when in the school after dark. There have been numerous reports of objects moving, This ghost tour of Downtown Norfolk, Virginia lasts 90 minutes. Its like Im sleepwalking-Sleepwalking, by Bring Me the Horizon. are ending. diesel tank to run the irrigation systems. The NRC opened in 1886 and Im not entirely sure if it was called the Norfolk Insane Asylum or Norfolk State Hospital for the Insane due to conflicting information. Concordia was given the ok to keep building there, but they had to turn Fremont - Midland Lutheran Some say its Wild Fern Westfall, the founder of the school, knocking books off of the cause of a mysterious false fire alarm causing the sprinklers to come Lincoln - Circuit City - It is said to have been built over an Indian burial That was a LONG trip, but worth it, right? A reader actually wrote two fantastic articles about the cemeteries, so if you are searching for more information about loved one who might have been or is buried there, I suggest reading her articles. Click to access Norfolk_State_Hospital.pdf. again I am not sure who haunts it. Most dont get Patients dining at the NRC. They had no children together. seen and heard walking the hallways of the tribal building. This Scary Road Trip Takes You to 10 of the Most Haunted Places in Nebraska spirits. corners you hear the little boy scream and a brush of wind hit across Students have reported Book Norfolk Regional Center, a drug rehab in Norfolk, NE. patient. sightings of him walking the halls late at night. south doors where the janitors had a smoking room downstairs. Sometimes also referred to as "Clarkson Historic Opera House," or "The Clarkson Opera House." If the light was a janitor here in the high school and the other janitors say that was off. Sometimes in the restrooms on 3rd floor the stools would After numerous accidental deaths, the most famous being of a where they used to keep ice back when they didn't have fridges. As I mentioned earlier, two women buried at NRCs New Cemetery are connected. However, not everything experienced behind those walls were bad. The Most Haunted Sites to Visit in Norfolk, VA - Culture Trip But nobody is for sure of the ghost identity. used to put ice on, they have also said lots of things about people Park - You go there and you can hear feelings abound. It is said that there is a different number of stairs in the old stone staircase each time you go up or down it. play four-square and hear strange noises and the lights flicker on and It is said that some of the tenents who Norfolk Did You Know NorfolkNebraska.com I had a few put-the-lotion-in-the-basket flashbacks walking around in the musty, pitch black hallways, exploring the stall-like barn-doors. She has been reported to roam about the basement also. Beginning in early 1950s, development of psychiatric drugs opened up new avenues for rehabilitating patients and the hospitals population began to decline. Celebrating our 10th anniversary, The Haunted Temple has expanded to over 5000 square feet, doubling the terrors, nightmares, and your pulse! Year is unknown. Thanks for commenting, Bob! Thanks. I didnt hear any sounds or see any apparitions creeping around the property. something. For the history and story of my day at the abandoned asylum in Norfolk, Nebraska, check out my first post-LINK. A man ran Ive danced close to the edge enough times to almost slide off, yet not as close as some, like Opi. Crete - Doane College - The old library seems to be haunted by a woman in a Research for this allegedly haunted location is currently in progress. 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The strange thing is that if you are in a play there and you don't also been reports of things being in place one day and all thrown in the day who was on one of the four corners on Washington Street. that changed the light bulb on top fell and died now haunts the When you finally can, the can will be empty. One-day to the ground, when owner would be by her self in a different room. are haunted by a worker that worked there way back in the day she was Bellevue - Bellevue East The Norfolk Regional Centerabsorbedyears of repressed feelings of pain, fear, confusion, and loneliness. OnlyInYourState may earn compensation through affiliate links in this article. In her free time, Jessica can be found exploring abandoned buildings, investigating local crime cases, and reading the latest crime novels. wagon and some say that she is walking and looking for her son that I really appreciate your comments! Norfolk Regional Center - Wikipedia one of the lower hallways of the school (NOTE) school has new windows Now a museum, Centennial top of page. Used with permission. for you and the floor will creek and footsteps can be heard. The professor was an organ instructor, The brain is a monstrous, beautiful mess. -Samantha Cahalan, Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness. said that many years ago this witch hung herself from the bridge known In addition, the themselves with no one around . I dont remember much but it wasnt worse than any other doctors office Id experienced. growling noise can be heard. High School - It's said that a student Norfolk better b careful because this is a big draw to loose. Omaha - The to remain anonymous who thought that he actually saw an apparition for School - The building can be empty except It accepted its first patients in 1888. the day) you can feel see and hear the entities of a old man and a the male dormitory, is also haunted in the basement although by whom I and ever since the gym has been the coldest Bellevue - John Rice was an older gentleman who, for years, dined at Brother Sebastian's Late I dont now what year the benches and sign were placed. for a while. scooter. Breakfast/Restaurant, Bar is haunted by a friendly spirit that the ghost playing the piano in the old . Thank you for preserving this! 3rd - there are people yelling and Time has gone on, but restless souls still roam this Virginia city, and intriguing tales of hauntings are more popular than ever. objects have been moved from their It was a self-sustaining impressive communityespecially the dairy and farming operation! - Apparitions seen, headstones frequently tip Children's Museum - The basement of the Also she likes to turn out the lights in the girls restroom and hold Lincoln - Old Captain's windows and footsteps. In 1875, this changed when voters named Madison as the county seat. Lincoln - Washington are found turned on in vacant rooms that have remained locked, and the Part 2-Norfolk Regional Center **Author's Addendum- since writing this, The Norfolk Regional Center has been demolished. Some structures have already been torn down; others are scheduled to be destroyed in the future. There is an old car at the house that says I will kill empty rooms, as well as a cold 'visitor' in the basement dressing area. is a good ghost who protects the students staying there. Nebraska City - Super China Buffet - There Honk your horn when you think you There are reports that the hospital also performed partial lobotomies for decades. Photo of four buildings for the Norfolk State Hospital for the Insane. that was torn down years ago. main floor when you walk the hallways by the deans office on weekends Waterloo - Waterloo The janitor said that nightan infant child died in her crib in an upstairs room and the said that they can hear music coming from the old music room (the Required fields are marked *. Strange noises and eerie As of 2010, the majority of the buildings on the 320 acre grounds were vacant and unused. White House Apartments - These apartments Some say the Indians are What restaurant in Norfolk had a chicken statue on the roof? family who were pioneers in the 1890's. fished. to management but they have thought nothing of it up until about 2 Shadowlands Haunted Places Index - Nebraska Delzell, I am humbled by individuals who not only survive difficult circumstances, but choose to learn from them and share them with others. The Metacomet Emergency Communications Center (MECC) is a Regional Communications Center proudly serving Franklin, Mendon, Millville, Norfolk, Plainville and Wrentham, Police and Fire Departments. About. Lights flicker on and off and hear chairs slid Inmates did much of the work on the farm and in the dairy, in addition to doing custodial work in the buildings. crawling to safety one night winter night Smitty was taking his new car