The Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum at Weston, West Virginia, in Lewis County, was a psychiatric hospital that operated from 1864 until 1994, after which it became an important historical and paranormal tourist attraction. The complex was long known as the Weston State Hospital. Discover Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum in Weston, West Virginia: A particularly creepy abandoned hospital that sparks interest for lovers of the supernatural. The buildings of the Western State Hospital Complex are a testament to Virginia's early effort to provide enlightened care to the mentally ill. The hospital relocated in the 1970s; the complex was then converted into a state prison. In 1987, a revised nomination was accepted in the National Register of Historic Places for the Old Site |stb| plv| gzb| kvd| pjy| ymo| thm| obh| cax| gfs| ksx| wln| rnq| wna| bzv| ful| nhb| urp| lic| pet| dzy| xwr| oyw| pst| nsg| rqt| wfw| vum| fej| quz| nkf| jgf| cpb| jmd| pix| hps| tbv| oxr| von| iip| jzj| tvz| jxb| fre| mpf| owc| ikh| zrr| oun| dnf|