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Winnebago Mental Health Institute (former Northern Hospital for the Insane)

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Oshkosh, WI

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Private property. View from the public road only. Do not enter or disturb the residents.

HAUNTING / GHOSTOpened 1873Operating state psychiatric hospitalEXTERIOR ONLYDOCUMENTEDLEGEND

OVERVIEW

Established in 1873 near Oshkosh as the Northern Hospital for the Insane, the campus has operated continuously under various names and remains a state psychiatric facility today.

REPORTED ACTIVITY

Former staff, patients' families, and visitors to the surrounding grounds and adjacent cemetery describe cold spots, unexplained voices, and a heavy atmosphere tied to the campus's long history of institutional care.

VISITING

An operating state facility; the grounds and nearby cemetery are viewable from public areas.

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