The Old Hospital on College Hill: Where the Dead Still Roam, Part One | Grave Talks CLASSIC
The Grave Talks | Haunted, Paranormal & Supernatural
Ghost Stores, Haunted, Paranormal & Supernatural Stories
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🗓️ 4 June 2026
⏱️ 53 minutes
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On March 3rd, 1928, the town of Williamson, West Virginia, celebrated the opening of a state-of-the-art facility: the Williamson Hospital. For 60 years, it served as the heart of the community. Within its walls, countless lives began, countless lives ended, and unthinkable traumas unfolded. Generations of families were touched by its legacy.
In 1988, the hospital closed its doors for good. The patients left. The staff moved on. The hallways fell silent. Or so it seemed.
Today, the building is known as The Old Hospital on College Hill, and while its days as a functioning medical facility are over, the energy of the past has never truly gone away. Visitors, paranormal investigators, and staff all report that the hospital remains active—just not in the way it once was. Spirits of doctors, nurses, and patients are said to still roam the halls, carrying out their duties as if time never stopped.
Footsteps echo in empty corridors. Disembodied voices whisper through examination rooms. Some claim to have seen figures in white coats moving through the wards, still working to “help the sick.” Others feel an oppressive sadness in the rooms where trauma unfolded, or hear faint cries of patients long gone.
Now open to the public, The Old Hospital on College Hill offers both historical tours and paranormal investigations, giving visitors a chance to experience firsthand what lingers in this haunted landmark.
On this episode of The Grave Talks, we speak with Tonya Webb, co-owner and manager of the hospital, to uncover its history, its hauntings, and why so many believe the building never truly closed its doors.
Some hospitals heal the living. This one serves both the living and the dead.
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| 0:30.1 | I was in a soft play centre on the hottest day of the year when my daughter asked me, |
| 0:35.2 | Mama, are we having fun now? |
| 0:40.3 | And honestly, I wasn't so sure. |
| 0:42.1 | I'm comedian Susie Ruffle, |
| 0:43.8 | and my book, Am I Having Fun Now, |
| 0:47.5 | is an honest, funny look at navigating life with anxiety. |
| 0:50.4 | It features bonus, unfiltered chats with Romish Ranganaithen, Tom Allen, |
| 0:52.7 | Josh Weddickam, Maisie Adam and Rosie Jones. |
| 0:55.6 | And it's available now in paperback, ebook and audio. |
| 1:01.2 | Today on The Grave Talks, a conversation about the old hospital on College Hill. |
| 1:06.7 | Music On March 3rd, 1928, the Williamson Hospital was opened in the small town of Williamson, West Virginia. |
| 1:24.1 | At the time, it was a state-of-the-art hospital and served the community for 60 years. |
| 1:30.2 | Thousands of people passed through its doors, seeing births, deaths, and trauma of all kinds. |
| 1:36.6 | In 1988, the hospital closed its doors, but today is known as the old hospital on College Hill. |
| 1:46.2 | Even though it no longer officially functions as a hospital, |
| 1:49.2 | it seems like it's still serving patients, |
| 1:52.0 | with doctors and nurses still helping those in need. |
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