Haunted Asylum Adventure
Posted: Mon Aug 30, 2021 3:13 am
Northern State Hospital in Sedro-Woolley, Washington was a mental institution that operated from early 1900s until the 1970s, when it was closed down and locked up tight from the public.
In the 1990s, the local port authority acquired part of the property. The buildings that housed patients that didn’t need to be locked up were renovated and leased to businesses. A large portion of the main ground is leased to the Federal Government, which uses it as a Job Corps College campus. But the old hospital buildings remain locked up tight and may never be renovated or reopened.
The grounds were huge. The old on-site farm, orchard, and cider are part of a large county park. None of the out buildings have been maintained and are in various stages of decay and deterioration.
Many visitors have reported seeing the ghostly figure of a young girl bouncing a red rubber ball, with the figure of an adult nearby.
Abandoned asylum. Decrepit buildings to crawl through. A ghostly apparition. What’s not to like?
So I went. Come with me to see what I saw. And keep an eye out for a bouncing red ball….
In the 1990s, the local port authority acquired part of the property. The buildings that housed patients that didn’t need to be locked up were renovated and leased to businesses. A large portion of the main ground is leased to the Federal Government, which uses it as a Job Corps College campus. But the old hospital buildings remain locked up tight and may never be renovated or reopened.
The grounds were huge. The old on-site farm, orchard, and cider are part of a large county park. None of the out buildings have been maintained and are in various stages of decay and deterioration.
Many visitors have reported seeing the ghostly figure of a young girl bouncing a red rubber ball, with the figure of an adult nearby.
Abandoned asylum. Decrepit buildings to crawl through. A ghostly apparition. What’s not to like?
So I went. Come with me to see what I saw. And keep an eye out for a bouncing red ball….