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ARKANSAS STATE TUBERCULOSIS SANATORIUM

WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1909. ONCE FULLY ESTABLISHED THE SANATORIUM WAS THE RELOCATION CENTER  FOR ALL (WHITE) ARKANSANS WITH TUBERCULOSIS.

By the late 1800's and early 1900's, tuberculosis was taking over the population of not only Arkansas, but also the United States.  Highly contagious, poorly understood and almost impossible to cure, the mortality rate was very high (80.2 %).   Urged by Judge Joseph Hill, who was diagnosed with Tuberculosis in the fall of 1905, the Arkansas Legislature passed Act 378 in March of 1909 (See Outline of Act 378 of 1909 here) to construct the Arkansas Tuberculosis Sanatorium.

The three purposes of the Sanatorium, according to the Act, were to:
1.  To search for the tuberculosis people among the Arkansas population and see to their supervision and treatment
2.  To search for the people who had been exposed to the infection and give them repeated examinations
3.  To weed out tuberculosis among people who appeared to be well, even those who had no known contact with the disease


BY THE TIME THIS FACILITY WAS CLOSED IN 1972, IT HAD TREATED AROUND OVER 70,000 PATIENTS WITH TB.  
WITH THE INTRODUCTION OF MORE EFFECTIVE DRUG TREATMENT, PATIENTS STARTED DWINDLING AND FINALLY THE BUILDING CLOSED ITS DOORS IN 1973.

FINAL DEATH COUNT WAS SAID TO BE AROUND 53,000 PEOPLE.
 
 
JOINT INVESTIGATION WITH NAGS AND RVPRI
DATE MAY 2, 2008
 
WE HAD BEEN INVITED BY RVPRI THREE TIMES BEFORE TO INVESTIGATE THE BUILDING WITH THEM.  ALL THREE TIMES WE HAD RECEIVED A LOT OF EVP'S AS WELL AS PICTURES .  THE BUILDING ITSELF IS IN REALLY GOOD SHAPE FOR THE TIME IT HAS BEEN STANDING. DURING OUR INVESTIGATION THERE WE SEEN MANY SHADOWS IN THE HALLWAYS , DOORWAYS AS IF TO GET A PEEK OF US  TO SEE WHAT WE WERE DOING. HEARING WALKING COMING DOWN FROM A HALLWAY , WHEN THERE IS NO ONE THERE, A LOT OF NOISES THAT YOU COULD NOT EXPLAIN. ON THIS OCCASION WE WERE ON THE THIRD FLOOR WHEN WE HEARD A LITTLE GIRLS VOICE (TWO OF THE INVESTIGATORS HEARD IT) WHEN WE HAD WENT TO WHERE WE THOUGHT IT WAS COMING FROM THE DOOR TO THE ROOM SIMPLE WAS SLOWLY CLOSING ON ITS OWN. WE REOPENED IT AND STOOD THERE WAITING FOR SOMETHING ELSE TO HAPPEN . NOTHING DID. WHEN WE ALL STARTED TO WALK OFF WE HEARD A SQUEAK AND IT WAS CLOSED AGAIN. WE TRIED TO REENACT IT TO NO AVAIL. UPON ENTERING THE 2ND FLOOR WE WERE HEARING WHAT SOUNDED LIKE A MAN CALLING FOR SOMEONE. SO WE SENT HALF THE TEAM IN ONE DIRECTION AND THE OTHER HALF WENT THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION, NEEDLESS TO SAY WE DIDN'T HEAR IT AGAIN. SOME OF THE TEAM EXPERIENCED A FEELING OF SICKNESS, WHILE OTHERS FELT AS IF THEY WERE BEING TOUCHED BY SOME UNSEEN HAND.
DOES THE TB HOSPITAL HAVE PARANORMAL ACTIVITY? I WOULD HAVE TO SAY THERE IS SOMETHING THERE THAT WE CAN NOT EXPLAIN.....

Some awesome EVP's are coming please check back with us!

I WOULD LIKE TO GIVE A BIG THANK YOU TO THE TEAM RVPRI FOR ALL THE TIMES WE HAVE HAD THE PRIVILEGE TO INVESTIGATE A GREAT LOCATION AND TO TINA AND ADRIAN FOR MAKING US FEEL AT HOME....
THANK YOU FROM ALL OF US AT TEAM NAGS.