Anoka State Hospital in Anoka, Minnesota opened as the "First State Asylum for the Insane." in 1900. Over the years it would change names and was known for its experimental and controversial treatment of patients. Find out more about what took place there and the eerie things that have taken place since the closure of the institution in 1999.

Sources for this episode:
http://www.citypages.com/news/why-visiting-the-abandoned-anoka-state-hospital-minnesotas-most-haunted-spot-is-a-bad-idea/397473581

https://youtu.be/iRHC6S9cuz4- 

https://river967.com/the-haunted-anoka-insane-asylum-coming-back-to-life/

https://www.minnpost.com/mnopedia/2020/01/considered-state-of-the-art-at-its-opening-the-anoka-state-hospital-eventually-fell-behind-ideas-about-mental-health-care/

https://psychologydictionary.org/receiving-hospital/

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-truth-about-shock-therapy/ 

https://www.lib.uwo.ca/archives/virtualexhibits/londonasylum/hydrotherapy.html

https://psychcentral.com/blog/the-surprising-history-of-the-lobotomy/

http://www.asylumprojects.org/index.php/Anoka_State_Hospital

https://www.startribune.com/preserving-history-of-the-anoka-asylum/264439901/

https://www.hometownsource.com/elk_river_star_news/anoka-state-hospital-100-years-of-history/article_b9ae6686-4e84-11ea-925b-3306efa2cf87.html

https://www.asylumprojects.org/index.php/Cottage_Planned_Institutions

Book: The Crusade for the Forgotten Souls, by Susan Bartlett Foote