The Sioux San Hospital in Rapid City, South Dakota, started out as a boarding school before becoming a sanitarium. Many people have perished there throughout the years, and some are rumored to stroll the grounds even now. Originally, the hospital was created as a boarding school in Rapid City for Native American children to learn how to read, write, and learn more about English culture. However, the majority of the youngsters sent there were separated from their parents and were dissatisfied with being “forced” to adopt a new way of life.
As history has revealed, many First Nations children were abused and mistreated in these government boarding institutions. As a result, some attempted to flee, others were beaten to death, while the rest were just outright neglected. When these children passed, they were disregarded and buried on the school grounds. Fortunately, the residential school was closed in 1933.
The boarding school, however, reopened its doors during the tuberculosis crisis of 1939 and still remains an active hospital to this day.
Unfortunately, the Sioux San Hospital in South Dakota, which is still operational today, is also home to unmarked graves of children and patients who perished there. Many people say that the presence of these spirits can still be felt and seen in the hospital halls. Some individuals have also heard children sobbing when there are no children around. Orbs are widespread around the hospital and surrounding grounds, but the most terrifying sighting is that of a Native American child or children. These ghost children have been spotted strolling around the outside of the building for a few seconds before fading away on several occasions. Be aware that these apparitions constantly appear to be staring down at the ground, as if to express their unhappiness and have been known to attempt to ask visitors for help, which can be extremely distressing when they all of a sudden, disappear.
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