February 20, 2005
Strangeness in Salem
The Oregon State Hospital, an Asylum for the Insane, (a "State Run Psychiatric Facility" in today's language) in Salem, Oregon had a disused building that was being cleaned out. The workers discovered human remains. Cremains actually, 5,000 cans filled with the cremated remains of past patients. The facility opened in 1883 so it has quite a history.
More on the story here: Statesman Journal and The Oregonian (which writes about current problems too.) Hat tip to BoingBoing Posted by DaveH at February 20, 2005 10:15 PMGlenn Peterson, assistant director of support services at the Oregon State Hospital, says that the more than 4,000 cans of cremated remains from previous patients date back as far as 1883.
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