Overbrook AsylumLocated in Cedar Grove, New Jersey are the remains of whatwas the Essex County Hospi

Overbrook AsylumLocated in Cedar Grove, New Jersey are the remains of whatwas the Essex County Hospital Center, AKA the Overbrook Asylum.  The building was built around 1896 as a generalhospital who’s intentions were to take on some of the overcrowding that washappening in the nearby Newark hospital. Although intentions were good, the hospital still experienced some of itsfair share of tragedy.  In the winter of1917 the hospitals boilers failed.  Theresult was that 24 patients froze to death in their beds.  Eventually, in the mid 1920’s the hospitalwas changed into a mental institution.  Runat full capacity, the facility could host thousands of patients. Unfortunatelytreatment was often brutal, including electric shock therapy and lobotomies amongother things.   The facility was so largeit had its own train stop on the Caldwell Branch of the Earie Railroad.Patients mainly grew their own food. It is rumored that during WWII, overcrowdingwas so dire that 150 patients simply disappeared. As medications developed andbecame used more frequently, the hospital found that it had less patients.  Eventually the hospital closed in 2007 and hassince been demolished.  Prior to demolition, its abandoned status did not stop urbanexplorers and ghosts hunters from frequenting the old site. When the TravelChannel’s Ghost adventures visited they found shadow figures, strange orbs, anda disembodied voice saying “Help me.” It is also rumored that during filming ofthe movie “Choke”, interns found the remains of Satanic sacrifices. One crewmember refused to enter the building because he repeatedly saw a nurse in anold fashioned uniform walking around the building.  ( Sources:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Essex_County_Hospital_Center,https://weirdnj.com/stories/abandoned/overbrook_essexcountyhospital/https://bestofnj.com/features/holidays/halloween/haunted-nj-the-overbrook-asylum/) -- source link

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