The Dark Legacy of Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum, Part One | Grave Talks CLASSIC

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🗓️ 3 February 2025

⏱️ 24 minutes

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This is a Grave Talks CLASSIC EPISODE!

On this classic episode of The Grave Talks, we explore the eerie corridors of the Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum, a West Virginia landmark rich in both history and haunting tales. Brandi Butcher, Paranormal Event Manager at the asylum, joins us to discuss the building’s storied past—from Civil War raids and rumored gold robberies to the early days of mental health treatment. Opened in the mid-1800s, the asylum has witnessed countless personal struggles and triumphs, leaving behind an energy that many believe remains active to this day. Step inside one of America’s most haunted locations and discover why, after 160 years, its ghosts still won’t let go.

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0:00.0	Today on The Grave Talks, the Trans-Alegany Lunatic Asylum, a conversation with Brandy Butcher.
0:11.3	The Trans-Alegany Lunatic Asylum is located in historic Weston, West Virginia.
0:17.6	This national historic landmark served as a sanctuary for the mentally ill, beginning
0:22.6	in the mid-1800s. This 160-year-old asylum holds fascinating stories of civil war raids,
0:30.6	gold robbery, and the efforts of determined individuals to help better the lives of the mentally
0:36.0	ill. It's also known as one of the most
0:38.4	haunted places in the U.S. I'm Carol Hughes and for Tony Bruske and today on this episode of
0:44.8	the Grave Talks, a conversation with Brandy Butcher, paranormal event manager at the Trans
0:50.6	Allegheny Lunatic Asylum. Welcome to the show. Thank you for being here today, Brandy.
0:55.5	All right.
0:56.6	Thanks for having me.
0:57.7	Now, first I want to get right to the name of this building,
1:01.6	Trans-Alegaining Lunatic Asylum.
1:03.8	People might be offended by that,
1:05.8	but that is the original name of the building.
1:08.8	Absolutely.
1:09.8	And that is, there is a lot of controversy with it.
1:12.8	But one of our main goals is to educate, you know, future generations about the, the
1:18.2	brutal history of the past.
1:19.8	And that was the historic name.
1:21.3	So that's why we did adopt it when we opened up for tourism and education.
1:25.0	So the historic name is the trans-alligating lunatic
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