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One of the most haunted places in the United States is supposedly in Anoka.  The Anoka State Hospital has been through many name changes over the years...perhaps because of the negative conotations associated with its' previous titles.  It's been known as The First State Asylum For The Insane, Anoka State Asylum, Anoka State Hospital, and it's most recent name, Anoka Metro Regional Treatment Center.  Finally..a name that sounds more appropriate.

There are stories of underground tunnels, where patients in the early days tried to use for escape routes....The hospital was originally opened in the year 1900, and as with many early mental institutions, there are stories of abuse and neglect, so many of the hauntings at the hospital are said to be from patients that hung themselves on site.

 

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