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Haunted PlacesSpring City, Pennsylvania, USA3 min read

Pennhurst Asylum: The Shame of Spring City

A shuttered institution infamous for neglect — its decaying halls now draw paranormal investigators.

Pennhurst Asylum: The Shame of Spring City — Spring City, Pennsylvania, USA
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A dark institutional history

Opened in 1908, Pennhurst became infamous for severe overcrowding and neglect, exposed in a landmark 1968 news report before it closed in 1987.

The hauntings

Its decaying buildings are now a paranormal-tour and haunted-attraction site, with reports of voices, touches, and apparitions tied to its troubled past.

Visit

Pennhurst runs paranormal investigations and a large Halloween attraction.

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