The hospital first opened its doors in 1904 in Norwich, Connecticut. It was built in an idyllic location chosen for its therapeutic properties overlooking the River Thames.
The Norwich Insane Asylum was built isolated from civilization, which worked to its benefit as it began to grow during its early years sprouting new buildings that accompanied the original construction (see aerial view of the hospital here). These new construction projects included patient wards, staff cottages, laboratories and workshops. All of the structures were interconnected by a large network of underground utility tunnels. These tunnels transported electricity, hot water, and patients to various areas on the grounds. The hospital remained self-sufficient, almost like a small town, with its own power plant, pump house, working farm, kitchen, theater and church.
Over 3,000 patients and 1,000 employees were residents on the asylum grounds in the 1950’s.
Slowly patients began to leave Norwich State Hospital due to deinstitutionalization and it permanently closed its doors in 1996. Since then time has basically stood still on the property with a few exceptions. Currently there is talk about converting the grounds into a theme park, but nothing has been set in stone.
After a long tedious drive we leave the car in a commuter parking lot close to the buildings. Ever the vigilant group of explorers we notice a State Trooper making his rounds and dive into the forest for cover. Luckily we outsmarted the police yet again and after regrouping walk along the Thames River for a few hundred feet. We finally see the abandoned pump house looming in the distance and decide to make this our entryway into the campus.
This site has a reputation for being well guarded, well patrolled, and does not take kindly to trespassers. I am always on edge when exploring across the Atlantic and the numerous “State Property – No Trespassing” signs that litter the grounds did not bode well for my paranoia. Instead of exposing ourselves above ground to security and prying eyes, we decided to take the underground route through the utility tunnels.
Using the tunnels we explored many buildings without ever being forced to go outside. This method of travel was soon confirmed to be the safest. On our first attempt to venture outside we were only a few feet away from a security officer in a black uniform. Fortunately he didn’t look our way and we quickly receded back into the tunnel network. For a while we hid in the abandoned theater so we could look around the campus without being seen.
This encounter with security dampened our spirits and made our visit a whole lot shorter than we would have liked. We made our grande exit through the empty chapel, this allowed us to avoid walking back through the forest. As we were walking back to the commuter lot to pickup our car we noticed the State Trooper had been watching us as we suspiciously walked down the road. I wonder where we went to and were coming back from?!
Archive document introducing a new therapy (click to enlarge):
Special thanks to Dr. Bob for sharing the old postcards.
Ok the last thing that I want is for people to be fighting... So that means, Paul please don't respond to what he said because it will not get you anywhere. And GK, look what I got myself into? What I got myself into is a pretty good relationship with someone who loves and cares about me. I don't want anyone to be in the middle of anything. I don't understand why people can't just get along. But I can see that it will never happen. Everything was good so I don't see the need to create problems. Please don't be pointing fingers at Paul. Or me for that matter. "me and u were cool with each other till yer girl started asking me questions" you make it seem like everything is my fault and it's not. "so thats where the fault lies is you." It's not his fault either. So everyone just stop trying to be bigger and badder then everybody else. End of the drama, agreed?
hey bro, yer girl was coming to me asking for advice so if you want to create a scene about it go for it. you know where i stand and i told you to take care of her. what she asks me is what she asks me, so i am most inclined to give an opinion. the funny part is i even defended yer ass when yall were posting shit on here so you can fuck off u 2 face asshole. me n you were cool man, we even talked our differences out but i cant help it if yer girl is asking for my opinion, that shit needs to stay between u and her not u her and me bro, so thats where the fault lies is you. so if you want to make threats and shit thats fine go ahead i really dont care. if u want to sit there and act like an un-educated hot head and flip out on every little thing people say then thats yer problem, u should really lay off the steriod shots then. u can sit there and send me emails about how tough you are paul and about how u are some bodygaurd and used to work at nsh. but like i said, i REALLY DONT CARE. you do what u want. me and u were cool with each other till yer girl started asking me questions, i was cool being freinds with yall and like i said i dont want to be in the middle of yer drama. so paul, fuck off and stop power-trippen. you makeing threats just makes you sound even that more retarted. and as for sparkles look what you got yerself into, i told u i didnt want to be in the middle of yalls bullshit.
I love what you said. Thanks for backing me up and putting these a$$holes in their place. I am so happy that I met you. (and I guess we can thank this ridiculous website for it) You realize I'm going to cry not knowing when the next time I can talk to you is. I miss you already and it sucks. You better be home soon. I'll keep writing in the journal the whole time you are gone. And I have my research project to keep myself busy while you're gone. (Also, I won't be late to work. 15 minutes early is 15 minutes too late!) I LOVE YOU! <3</p>
Hows this...since Ive been thru the hospital tons of times and not just sit in a chair comin up with stupid fucking theroys and dumb stories Im entilted to post whenever I feel like it. and about whatever I feel like...since I worked there I know more about the site than ANY of you and again am entilted to do as I please...I dont go to your gay porn sites and tell you what should be posted do I? As far as Sparkles and I are conccerned this is where we met and what brought us together...so WE can post msgs to each other whenever WE please! we love each other and use this forum to express it (especially when Im out of the country) so worry about yourself and leave US alone...your a guest on OUR site...so behave.
and keep comments/opnions/remarks/statements etc to yerself....WE dont care....and Darryl...Ill be seeing you when I get back to discuss my "fucking off" and your teeth swallowing problem you scrawny sea bitch...shoulda kept quiet....
finally Sparky...I love ya and Ill be home soon....
you guys have to respect a girl who tells it like it is. good for you sparkles, i know that people on here can be really queer, but when you are in that situation you just want to tell the world and you dont care who hears, thats a good thing. hold onto that and definatly dont put up with peoples bullshit. and to bomb, i dont beleive you are the origional bomb
I know you're not talking about me u dumb C*nt. Why don't you f*@k off and go talk Sh*t somewhere else. No one wants you here. Wtf do you know anyways? If you knew anything then you would see why I F@*kin posted that in the first place. So learn how to F@*kin read before you start talking Sh*t about other people u Wh*re. Woof- F@*k you. You can both eat my F@*kin A$$hole. Stabmaster- why don't you go back to that secret little room and die in the corner. And unlike all of you little F@*kers, I actually know some of the people on here and they know what I am talking about so I don't need your F@*kin opinions. You can take them and shove them where the sun don't shine! And honestly, you're pretty F@*kin hypocritical. Bitch: "Is that really what this site is here for?" Well it certainly aint here for you to come out of no where F@*kin talkin Sh*t. Especially when you don't even know wtf it is you're talking about! And fyi, he does give a shit about me so F@*k you!
Paul, you are the love of my life. Will you marry me when you get home?
And to all you that have some sh*t to say, F@*k you all and the F@*kin high horses you rode in on! And you don't even know psycho. Pretty sure I could have become a patient at NSH if it were still in operation! muah haha Have a good day Motherf@*kers!
lmfao @ stabmaster...... that chic is a fuckin psycho. she needs to get a life. is that really what this site is here for? for you to confess your love, to someone who probably doesn't give 2 shits about you, lets alone, one shit?!?!?
PAUL, LETS MAKE BABIES
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Has anyone been in the Salmon Building? I heard that it was used to house the worst-of-the-worst patients in the past. Could anyone provide info/links to pics of Salmon, please?
Is this a fucking o.l. dating site now? Shenanigans I say! Oh and I found that so called "secret" room on the other side, guess what's in there... peeling paint and plaster dust! It's really just a storage/utility deal. Again: shenanigans!!!
iam going to nsh this saturday
Yes.
has ne one gotten in there other than the person who wrote this article?
I love you so much and I don't want to be with anyone except for you. And I don't care if the whole world knows that I want to spend my life with you. You're the only thing that makes me happy. I'll be here when you get back. I love you <3</p>
Now that I go back and look at the show's website, I think it was Pennhurst State Hospital I was thinking of. Oops!
No one has mentioned it on here but wasn't NSH on an episode of Ghost Adventures recently. Although that show is kinda hokey, I do like watching it
F**k Off
Is that you Pinkie?? I bet it is....welcome!
4 sure baby. u goin to nsh any time soon?
look at the last pic in the gallery " bye bye norwich" there is a woman (obviously a ghost) with what looks like a nurses hat on peeking out of the blinds at the top of the window on the right ....freaky
mybe i will see you at seaside the next time you go
a new company is taking over some time in march at nsh
Of course it does baby! I miss you too my love!
I MISS U LIKE CRAZY!!! does that count???
Did anyone miss me?
I just moved to CT a couple of months ago. I live in Montville.
what does march have to do with anything?
how the f@#$$k does bomb =robert tell me
hey that my just work because in march there out of a job. if you go let me know
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