Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum (Part 3)
TALA’s museum includes information about the treatments, such as they were, used on patients. Many seem designed more with an eye to restraining the inmates than curing them. You can […]
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Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum (Part 2)
You can find part one of my posts here. On to the doctor’s quarters! Next time, we’ll talk about the various treatments patients underwent.
Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum (Part 1)
I figured you might be interested in the research trip I took to the Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum (TALA) in Weston, WV. First, a few facts. TALA was built in 1864 […]
The Mountains Near Threshold
Last week, I was driving back from my research trip to the Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum in Weston, WV (and yes, I will be blogging about it later this week!), and […]