Oregon State Hospital in Haunted Oregon

History
The Oregon State Hospital, originally named Oregon State Insane Asylum, was built in 1883 and is currently the oldest running psychiatric hospital in the state of Oregon. The hospital was built to conduct electroconvulsive therapy, lobotomies, eugenics, and hydrotherapy. The hospital had a lot of criticism throughout its early years for its shortcomings and treatment of patients. Through the early 1900s, the hospital saw rapid growth and experienced intense overcrowding of its facilities, with nearly 3,600 patients admitted. In 1961, Dammasch State Hospital opened nearby to help mitigate the overflow of patients experienced by the Oregon State Insane Asylum. Numerous investigations have been conducted over the years into claims of mistreatment of patients, people being wrongfully admitted, and patient/staff assaults being underreported. The hospital was also widely criticized for the discovery of over 5,000 canisters filled with cremated remains in the basement of the original building. The remains had been sitting there for over a decade, with families unable to claim the remains of their loved ones. 

Hauntings
The Oregon State Hospital is no stranger to ghost hauntings and evil spirits lingering around the abandoned buildings. Many who have visited the grounds have described an all-consuming feeling of evil surrounding the hospital. Numerous reports have stated that they can hear the distant phantom screams and cries of former patients. The hospital was constructed with underground tunnels said to be used for transporting patients back and forth and moving laundry and supplies. It is thought that much more sinister acts happened there, and visitors claim they hear footsteps walking through the tunnels when no one else is around. There have been claims of witnessing doors opening and closing on their own. While touring the grounds, you can also pay a visit to the place where they house the unclaimed cremains of former patients. Visitors claim they get an overwhelming feeling of uneasiness while inside, surrounded by thousands of cremated remains.