Waverly Hills Sanatorium

Waverly Hills Sanatorium - Room 502

Ghost hunters are often drawn to the fifth floor and roof of the former Sanatorium. The fifth floor consists of two nurse's stations, a pantry, a linen room, medicine room, two medium-sized rooms on both sides of the two nurses stations and the roof. One of theses rooms 502, is the subject of many rumours and legends and just about every curiosity seeker that had broken into Waverly Hills over the years wanted to see. According to legend, people have seen shapes and shadows moving in the windows and have heard disembodied voices that order trespassers to "get out".

Rumours and stories say that in 1928, the head nurse in Room 502 was found dead in the room. She had committed suicide by hanging herself from the light fixture. She was 29 years-old at the time of her death and allegedly, unmarried and pregnant. Her depression over the situation led her to take her own life. It's unknown how long she may have been hanging in this room before her body was discovered.

In 1932, another nurse who worked in Room 502 was said to have jumped from the roof patio and plunged several stories to her death. No one seems to know why she would have done this but many have speculated that she may have actually have been pushed over the edge. There are no records to indicate this but rumours continue to persist.

The experiences recorded on the fifth floor involve many sightings of strange shapes and shadow people often seen in the corridors. One paranormal investigator witnessed what looked like human shadows moving up and down the fourth floor hallway. One of the shadows in particular actually appeared to look around corners at him. A guard saw a floating head in one of the rooms late at night. He screamed and rushed downstairs where he passed out. He was so terrified that he never returned to the sanatorium.

Some visitors have heard the sound of children singing nursery rythmes coming from the roof. When the hospital was a tuberculosis facility, children were taken up to the rooftop for "heliotherapy," in which they were exposed to the supposed healing rays of the sun.

Waverly Hills Sanatorium holds regular paranormal tour's throughout the property and there is usually a special Halloween event. Schedule your tour or overnight stay in advance. The Waverly Hills Sanatorium is a popular tourist destination and reservations are often booked a year in advance. Leave your Ouija boards at home. Ouija board sessions and seances are not allowed on the Waverly Hills Sanatorium property.

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Waverly Hills Sanatorium - Room 502