Originally built back in 1954 this now abandoned Oklahoma asylum has a terrifying and tragic past that some say still haunts the grounds to this very day. It's one of, if not the most active hauntings in the Sooner State.

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So where is this dreadful place and what's the story behind it? It's the Broken Bow Asylum located at 805 N. Bock Street in Broken Bow, OK. Known throughout the state and even the Nation for its paranormal activity.

Watch the video below to learn about the haunting history of the Broken Bow Asylum

As mentioned above the Broken Bow Asylum was built back in 1954. It was originally used as a nursing home but has seen several uses and purposes throughout the years including the treatment of mentally ill patients.

OVER 500+ PEOPLE HAVE DIED AT THE BROKEN BOW ASYLUM THROUGHOUT THE YEARS

As time went on more and more of the facticity was used to house and care for some of the most severally disturbed and chronically mentally ill patients. This place wasn't just a nursing home and asylum though.

The Broken Bow Asylum is located at 805 North Bock Street in Broken Bow, Oklahoma

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Eventually, the mental health hospital if that's what you want to call it closed down. Then in the 1990s, it was used as a halfway house and juvenile home for children and teens. More despair and tragedies followed.

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During its years as a nursing home, asylum, trauma center, and halfway house it's said that over 500 people died there. It even served as a makeshift morgue for a while. This place has a complete collection of creepy.

Watch paranormal investigators roam the halls and rooms of the Broken Bow Asylum

The Broken Bow Asylum was also used as a trauma center for a while. Throughout the years each wing of the asylum was utilized for different purposes, most were medical in nature. There's a lot of horrific history here.

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The trauma center that was once there was relocated due to paranormal activity. Doctors and staff refused to stay after experiencing frightening encounters with shadow figures and even full-bodied apparitions/ghosts.

The Broken Bow Asylum was also used as a haunted attraction in the past

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One of the wings of the Broken Bow Asylum was even used as a church for a short while. Like the trauma center before it, there were too many unexplained phenomena and reports of spirits wandering about.

THE BROKEN BOW ASYLUM HAS EVERY TYPE OF PARANORMAL ACTIVITY

The Broken Bow Asylum runs the full gamut of paranormal and even supernatural activity. There are strange noises, disembodied voices, severe temperature variants, shadow figures, and reports of actual ghosts.

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It's a very popular destination for ghost hunters and paranormal investigators. It was even featured on Death Walker with Nick Groff on Discovery +. YouTube.com has several videos of paranormal investigations there.

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