Posted in Georgia July 16, 2015 by Amanda Northern

This Creepy Asylum In Georgia Is Still Standing…And Still Disturbing

One of Georgia’s most infamous asylums–Georgia’s Central State Hospital in Milledgeville–is still a point of fascination for many Georgia residents. Once the largest mental asylum in the state, its empty halls are quite disturbing….yet fascinating. Look at these 25 photos inside of its walls:

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Central State Hospital opened in 1842 as Georgia's first psychotic hospital.

It was also the largest mental facility in Georgia--it was also referred to as once being the world's largest mental facility.

This hospital's population grew to nearly 12,000 in the 1960s.

The hospital that sits on nearly 2000 acres of land is now just an old decaying building.

It was crowded in the 1950s, and in 1959 the patient to doctor ratio was 100 to 1.

Its names include "Georgia State Lunatic, Idiot, and Epileptic Asylum" and it was also known as the "Georgia State Sanitarium and Milledgeville State Hospital."

Doctors used the tools of the time- lobotomies, insulin shock, and early electroshock therapy.

Children were confined to cages and adults in straight jackets. Adults were also forced to take steam baths and cold showers.

Due to the overwhelming amount of patients, many of their needs were neglected...

Sometimes local Georgia communities sent problematic patients to this hospital regardless of their diagnosis.

The hospital closed in 2010, however those interested in learning more about this asylum's history can visit the Central State Hospital Museum in Milledgeville.

Aren’t these photos simply haunting? There are so fascinating! Thank David Scaglione who shot these amazing photos of this haunted, deserted place. He truly captured the essence of Central State Hospital. Do you know of any other abandoned asylums here in Georgia? Tell us about it in the comments below.

This Creepy Asylum In Georgia Is Still Standing…And Still Disturbing

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