Welcome to Haunted Road, a production of IHeart Radio and Grimm and Mild from Aaron Manky.

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August 17, 1885.

The Leroy Times draws a sad picture of the Genesee County Almshouse. It says 62 poppers are huddled together

on the third floor, which is only high enough directly in the center for a man to stand erect.

There is little ventilation, and the air is foul and sickening, reminding one of the black hole of Calcutta.

April 15, 1890, Albert Henson, the tramp, whose pitiable condition was told in yesterday's times,

is now at the Genesee County Almshouse. His socks were removed for the first time since his feet were frozen. Large

portions of both feet came off. Today, remaining portions will be amputated. December 4, 1896, James

Driscoll, an inmate of the Genesee County almshouse at Bethany cut his throat with a pocket knife and died in a few hours.

He was 97 years old and was despondent because of failing eyesight.

March 31st, 1915.

Dead man's hand clutched fast to whiskey bottle.

John Oshman fell into a ditch and froze to death on his way to the Genesee County almshouse.

It was evident from the condition of the man's body that he had frozen to death during the night.

In one of his hands, he had a quart bottle about half filled with whiskey.

Oshman left the county home Monday afternoon,

without permission. It took me all of 30 minutes of research to find these articles referencing

the dark history at this location, a location now known as Rolling Hills Asylum, a place I have yet to visit.

So let's discover it and all of its hauntings together.

I'm Amy Bruny, and this is Haunted Road.

In East Bethany, New York, an ominous two-and-a-half-story building looms over Bethany Center Road.

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