Overbrook AsylumLocated in Cedar Grove, New Jersey are the remains of what was the Essex County Hosp

Overbrook AsylumLocated in Cedar Grove, New Jersey are the remains of what was the Essex County Hospital Center, AKA the Overbrook Asylum.  The building was built around 1896 as a general hospital who’s intentions were to take on some of the overcrowding that was happening in the nearby Newark hospital. Although intentions were good, the hospital still experienced some of its fair share of tragedy.  In the winter of 1917 the hospitals boilers failed.  The result was that 24 patients froze to death in their beds.  Eventually, in the mid 1920’s the hospital was changed into a mental institution.  Run at full capacity, the facility could host thousands of patients. Unfortunately treatment was often brutal, including electric shock therapy and lobotomies among other things.   The facility was so large it 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, overcrowding was so dire that 150 patients simply disappeared. As medications developed and became used more frequently, the hospital found that it had less patients.  Eventually the hospital closed in 2007 and has since been demolished.  Prior to demolition, its abandoned status did not stop urban explorers and ghosts hunters from frequenting the old site. When the Travel Channel’s Ghost adventures visited they found shadow figures, strange orbs, and a disembodied voice saying “Help me.” It is also rumored that during filming of the movie “Choke”, interns found the remains of Satanic sacrifices. One crew member refused to enter the building because he repeatedly saw a nurse in an old 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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