4,537 Comments for Pennhurst State School

I dont see the ghost...

Seems we forget that there was some good there. I had numorous relatives that worked there, adored their patients and retired from the place they started at. One of my aunts had her ribs broke by a patient who hugged her. She knew that he did not mean to hurt her and it was done with love. I am sure their was neglect and horrors there. I used to go every year at Christmas to sing to the patients and although I was very young, there was one wing which was very frightening. Having recently worked at a local bank, there were many released patients who were found "able to care for themselves" that came to me for assistance that they were not receiving from social workers. Some of them paid more in rent then they received in a month from SSI or whoever. I would see them collecting cans out of the trash to raise some money to eat. There were very few programs or state workers that assist them and I have to wonder, in their case, if it is better. Better to be freed and left untrained and with no idea how to take care of themselves opposed to at least having food, companionship, and a home. I am not saying that there were not issues however for some of the patients, it was all they had.

Well Motts, of course, it's tethered there so it doesn't fly away! ;)

are u kidding or for reel?

Been a while since I've visited this site...Sorry. It took someone almost 2 months to respond to my previous comment, I stopped checking after about 3 weeks. Eddie J, it's possible that the company that made the lock is in Haggerstown Md.

it's just a bed

I just went there on Friday, but could not find the road to get to the hospital. If anyone has any info please let me know. I want to take some pics of this place.

This missile is property of the US Army National Guard ADA (Air Defense Artillery) Battalion, whom owns a majority of the property of the old pennhurst institution. I've spent this weekend in Spring City, which is why I know this.

The Spirit will follow the one who has taken from these places. The children who lived in Pennhurst went through hell for many many years of their lives. I work in a group home where one of the women from Pennhurst now lives. She has told me of some things from there, she feels the spirits of other children who passed while she was living there.....

The time will come when the spirit follows.....just wait.....you'll see

it looks like there is something in the bottom

im just glad i wasnt there

Colin, I love you!

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Yes, very eloquent truman. I have never seen Session 9 as I live in another country.
But I do know what it is!
I wonder, have you heard of spelling?

Again a very nice shoot. Nicely owergrown passage way