Urban Decay: Inside the Haunted Henryton State Hospital

in aswcontest •  7 years ago 

Today something entirely different. Today it's about history & the forgotten America. Perhaps also about the haunted America... Introducing The Henryton State Hospital, or what's left of it (...). Indeed, this is the dream of urban explorers. Please enter this abandoned hospital with me.. (sorry, only on photo!).

All photography in this article is original and mine

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Inside the Abandoned Henryton State Hospital

In rural southeastern Carroll County (in the United States), you could find this hospital that was instituted in the early 1920s and established as a facility to treat black patients suffering from tuberculosis. It was one of the first hospitals in Maryland that were built to provide black Americans with the same level of treatment as white Americans. Secondarily, it was used for the instruction and treatment of mentally ill adults.

The hospital shut its doors in 1985. Since then, more than 80 fires took place in the abandoned building, as it fell victim to deterioration and vandalism. Especially with the increased tourism / day trippers sneaking around. The hospital is not there anymore today, as it was demolished in 2013. I've visited the complex just a year before, in 2012, with a friend who lives close by and was absolutely fascinated by the structure. And boy, this turned me into an enthousiast as well. Hereby a photo series.

The Haunted House?

Oh... and there are many stories of people who've experienced horrifying suspense with all sorts of paranormal activity. I suggest you to read the stories widely spread on the internet to catch a glimpse of how the place really felt like... A true haunted house.

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this pictures are saying lots of things. greats shots. 👌👌

Very beautiful and artistic photos. You’ve had my up vote and resteem! Very interesting

Great pictures my friend, You have my upvote on this post. this is my style of photography for sure

For a moment I thought steemit started to appreciate good photos. But it was you. Anyway, I upvoted :)

Looks like wrong turn movie 😂

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Wow outstanding. ..what paintings these would make ...

Wow I like your antique pictures! May I use maybe some of the details in your photos in my artworks in the future?

Great pictures!

What you done ,? Lovely picture truly art photography.thank you for sharing.

The hallway picture looks very creepy even in broad daylight. It looks like a scene from the "Supernaturals" series. 😱 Thanks for sharing these.

Nice post, success is always for you friend

wow....a perfect place for filming :)

Epic shots. I love how I can feel the energy of the spaces...

So interesting - the history of the place - and you've captured it beautifully. I especially love the photo with the brick with hints of green outside and the cracked window.

I've always loved urban exploring but I've never done much myself. Here in Alaska we don't have many building lying around abandoned. It would be cool to see shots from the place before it was deserted and compare them. That would be a cool project. Thanks for sharing!

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This is very amazing, I love how you became aesthetic the decay with your pics!

Wow!! Amazing shots! I cant believe it used to be a hospital once! Id want to go visit sich a site:) it looks like its a great place to shoot a scary movie😄🤗 or one with zombies (as im into 'the walking Dead' season now😄 thanks for sharing @martinphoto!

good filming spot for scary movies :)

This is a dilapitated and abandoned hospital, by the look of its destruction its been abandoned for years but what baffles me about these pictures is how you were able to make something this old and damaged look interesting to view and appealing. Great job Sir this is true photography taking lemon and making a lemonade out of it.

This is very amazing, I love how you became aesthetic the decay with your pics!

Wow! Photos are all good and I like the way you called it "Forgotten America". You have an artist in you that's for sure. Keep it up!

this is pretty cool I'm glad you have been rewarded so handsomely in such a short time for this because especially with the place having been torn down.

Stunning pictures... Amazing place... Thank you.

I can feel sadness, despair and madness in each of the images. You are excellent with your camera, congratulations!!!

Horrible place!

Both a fascination of mine and a terrifying thought to be imprisoned in a place like this. How helpless one must feel knowing there is no escaping or how long this will be your home. It gives me the creeps and makes me want to look deeper into each corner just to make sure no one still lives there. Great photo shoot. 🐓🐓

An eerie Haunted Hospital! Seems interesting. Great pictures too!

It's beautiful, I'm fond of old or abandoned houses or places. Thanks for the share

Splendid photography indeed, greatly displayed, a post worth to read 100 times for sure :)

Great pictures of lost places :-)

Your post is very good!

Now look me in the eye and Follow Me @cryptopay-blogYour post is very good

I was hospitalized once, for my mental problems, but the place was right next to a abandoned asylum, and I for sure was experiencing some intense paranormal phenomena while I was there. Frightening doesn't begin to describe. After about 6 years, I went online and found several videos documenting voices out of nowhere, other relics of disturbing nature from this very place. Thank you for sharing your photos, the graffiti is redeeming to an otherwise sterile and suspicious place, in my opinion. Hope my comment is deserving of your Upvote. Your post is almost inspiring to share the experience I had with my haunted mental hospital. Time will tell.

Really cool share! Really bold for going there, I would expect to catch like ten different diseases there. 😂😂@martinphoto

Great pictures my friend,

I feel as if you could start a subculture movement off of this location. A perfect spot for a short horror story.

Amazing shots, thanks for sharing!

just wow.nothing to say.these pictures are too much nice.thanks dear for sharing.

Omg

What's wrong with that? Early American Wreckage is one of my favorite decorative motifs. Nothing there a little WD-40, duct tape, spray paint and a good broom and dust pan can't fix.

Seriously though, that's some serious photography. Reminds me --for some reason I can't quite fathom-- (pun intended) of the wreckage of the HMS Titanic.

Well done !

I'm just a newb, so I don't know if I can resteem yet, but I can upvote and follow!

Yeah! My resteem took. First one I've ever done.

Also, btw...good to be following a fellow Martin...

looks great!

To be honest, it's very very colorful

Deep photography work! Great and interesting, I liked it.

This is a very interesting presentation. From the ruined house.

not just courage, it takes a long time to photograph a lot of things that have been forgotten in the hospital. I guess you spend a lot of time photographing it. nice shot

I quite agree with you.

Bad ass images! Gallery worth it. I don't know any places like this in NY, but I being wanting to put a model on a place like this and photograph the shblablabla out of it. Awesome job!
Cheers.

I think this abandoned hospital become the hideout of anyone who's hiding in the community.. its my opinion but i am not sure!

nice snaps!

Nice photos :)

wirklich sehr schöne Bilder und Wahnsinn wie die Gebäude und Ausstattungen verfallen .

It is a perfect combination between your good slow to make a portrait and your excellent camera

Looks indeed hunted..... Too bad that was once known to be an hospital

Once known is a understatement. who really knows?

Prima...danke👏👏👏👏👏💗💗💗

How neat of a place to explore! Thats really cool that you got the opportunity to check it out before it was taken down. Are you familiar with fairview training center in Oregon? Most of its been taken down but I was fortunate enough to explore it before that happened. If you haven't heard of it before, you should google and read about the history. Its terrifying!

Beauty! What device took the pictures.

I "visited" something similar..with VR. It was in a VR park in Tokyo, Incredible experience but very very scary. Intestines still on the floor, blood everywhere..eww..but man I will do it again!

En algunas logras capturar la profundidad y la iluminación de forma muy bien. Se nota las texturas de los elementos y la nitidez en general me agrada. Excelente!

wow nice shots? which camra did you use ?

Este lugar es aterrador, no solo por el deterioro de la estructura sino por lo que representa, en el hay toda una carga de dolor, angustia. Yo no me atrevería a entrar en un lugar así, he estado en edificaciones muy antiguas pero no aterradoras como ésta y he experimentado sensaciones extrañas, he visto cosas que otros no ven, si entro a un lugar como este no me sentiría segura y creo que las cosas que vería y escucharía podrían hacerme mucho daño. Definitivamente no me atrevo a entrar aun lugar así.

Amazing pictures – terrific photo essay. You have a good eye for composition.

God!!! I not to enter... I am charmed with the post thank you for sharing it 😨😨😨😨😨

Your photos' colors and beauty don't seem to be haunted at all. I would love to hear a story or two about this hospital. Haunted stories always fascinate me. 😊

Me too 😉

Interestin details, the photos show that it was a strongand solid built. Maybe this place could be used to make a film abaout paranormal experience. thanks a lot for share,
Regards,

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Wow you can really tell a story through your photos! i´ll resteem it

Awesome. And what's with the creepy clowns!!! And is that a dead bird? Great photos. There's something even creepier about abandoned hospitals, i think because you imagine the people that suffered there!