I am a member of cafemom and I am in alot of groups. I belong to a few paranormal groups on there. Alot of times people will post pics of haunted places, their own homes, themselves, etc.
I came across this picture and the FIRST thing I thought of was a mental institution. Criminally insane people lived here!
The thing is if the person posts with pictures I do NOT read the history or the post first. I want to see what I can pick up first and then compare what I see or feel to what others have picked up.
The insane were SCREAMING at me from this pic.
I went back to look up the history and here is what it said:
Historical Information: Ashmore Estates is a three floor building that was built in 1916. It has housed people who were indigent and those who had mental disabilities. From 1916 to around 1956 the building was the Coles County Almshouse located on the 200-300 acre Coles County Poor Farm. During that period as many as 100 people died in the building. From 1956 to 1976 it housed the "mentally impaired" as a mental institution. In 1976 Paul Swinford purchased the building and reworked it to be used as a ICFDD (Intermediate Care Facility for the Developmentally Disabled). The building remained in use until 1987 when it was closed due to lack of funding. 9 paranormal groups have visited here since July 2006. All have said the building is very active.
Ok, I now am scaring MYSELF!
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