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Southern Gothic

The Waverly Hills Sanatorium

Southern Gothic

Southern Gothic Media LLC

Society & Culture, History, Documentary, True Crime

4.7980 Ratings

🗓️ 26 November 2020

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

On July 26, 1910 the Waverly Hills Sanatorium opened outside Louisville, Kentucky; the hospital on the hill was dedicated solely to the treatment of those infected with the highly contagious and often fatal disease, tuberculosis. During its forty years in operation, thousands would pass through the hospital doors, though most would survive, hundreds would not. Although modern medicine has largely made tuberculosis an illness of the past, the stigma of it lingered.      In the decades since the sanatorium closed and the site deteriorated, it gained a new reputation, as one of the most haunted buildings on Earth.  Help Southern Gothic grow by becoming a Patreon Supporter today! Connect with Southern Gothic Media: Website: SouthernGothicMedia.com Merch Store: https://www.southerngothicmedia.com/merch Pinterest: @SouthernGothicMedia Facebook: @SouthernGothicMedia Instagram: @SouthernGothicMedia Twitter: @SoGoPodcast Join our Facebook Group! If you are a sponsor looking to advertise on the show visit Airwave Media or email contact@airwavemedia.com for information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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In 1885, physician Edward Livingstone Trudeau opened the first American sanatorium in the Adirondacks of New York. Over a decade prior, Trudeau had become afflicted with tuberculosis, and like many of his European counterparts at the time, the doctor believed that the fresh, cool, mountain air would allow his disease lungs to heal, as no cure for this horrific illness had yet been found.

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Tuberculosis is a highly contagious and fatal respiratory infection that has plagued mankind for our

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