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TOURS OFFERED
March 15th, 2008 – November 1st, 2008
. Always call to confirm if you don't see your time listed.
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Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday
and Sunday
12:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Monday
By appointment only
Thursday
12:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Saturday
10:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.
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Tours of all four floors start every 2 hours.
Students, seniors and military, receive a 10% Discount
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Bus parking is available.
Call for group discounts on all tours of 15 or more.
Note: Please dress warmly. There is no heat.
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Walk-in tours are offered every day of the week. All four floors are available. Appointments welcome.
1st Floor
Learn about the pioneers of humane treatment for the mentally ill while visiting the first two wards for the patients and see the Civil War Section of the hospital. Hear about the gold robbery that helped West Virginia become a state and how being a border state affected the area.
$10.00
All 4 Floors
All of the first floor tour experience PLUS, step back in time to the 1935 fire that destroyed 4 wards of the Asylum. Visit the doctors' apartments, nurses’ quarters, and Ward F where the most deviant of patients were kept. Learn the history of medical treatments performed in asylums as well as how this facility helped the local community through two wars and the depression.
$30.00
Tours Include
- The history of the treatment of the insane prior to state run facilities as well as the people instrumental in improving that treatment.
- The nationwide influence of the Kirkbride Theory.
- The effects the Civil War had on the construction of the oldest parts of the hospital, "The Civil War section." (First time ever seen on tour)
- The architectural history of the facility.
- The socio-economic influence of the facility throughout history, including both World Wars and the Depression Era.
- Facts and features unique to the hospital.
- Medical procedures used throughout the years and much more!
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