Investigation Date 
May 16, 2009
History
From its inception in 1908 to its closing in 1973, literally thousands have gone through the gates of the Arkansas Tuberculosis Sanatorium.When Judge Hill, Dr. Meriwether, and Senator Oldham met with then-governor George W. Donahey to present the plans for the Sanatorium, it was thought the mountain location and fresh air would be beneficial to the recovery of the infected.
Between 1956 and 1958, there were 3,958 patients admitted for observation and treatment. The Sanatorium was built and designed to be a self-sufficient community having Doctors offices, patient housing, chapel, cafeteria, water supply, fire department, and more.
During its peak in the early 1900s, Tuberculosis had a fatality rate of about 80 percent and many of those who passed through the gates in hopes of treatment or a cure passed on instead to another existence.The Sanatorium has been considered one of the State's most active paranormal hotspots for many years.
Source: Reflection of Five Decades of Service, a History of the Arkansas Tuberculosis Sanatorium 1909-1959.
Read more about the sanatorium here.
Weather
Sunny and warm.Notes
This was a silent auction winners tour not a regular investigation. There were around 20 people there for the tour and 4 investigators. We split into two groups of approximately 10 people each and staggered the floors we investigated on to cut down on possible noise bleed over.Evidence
While the guests on the tour seemed to have many personal experiences, the investigators on duty had none to speak of.
There was so much noise from people talking, any audio we got that night was pretty much unusable from the background noise.
No evidence was found, except one EVP.
Questionable Audio
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The old TB Sanatorium only has five floors. This audio clip was from the fourth floor. While up there, we heard the sounds of furniture moving above us, but there was no one on the fifth floor. When we went to the fifth floor, nothing was up there and the sound stopped. When we left the fifth floor, the sounds started up again. You will hear a clicking noise, which is an investigator's camera trying to auto-focus. Behind that, you can hear heavy footsteps. (We also heard louder noises like furniture moving, but we didn't catch those noises on tape.) |
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Questionable Video
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