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Manteno State Hospital

Manteno

Asylum / Hospital High Activity

History & Paranormal Activity

A 1930 psychiatric hospital on the Illinois prairie that became infamous for a 1939 typhoid outbreak that killed 400 patients — spread through contaminated water and ignored for weeks. The abandoned buildings produce consistent EVPs, shadow figures in the wards, and a cholera ghost that appears near the old water tower.

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🔒 The Local Legend

Local legend, as it is told around this place. Stories, not records — we have not verified any of it.

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Location

41.2512°N, 87.8317°W