tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4397466713803244732.comments2023-12-25T15:58:27.218-08:00Asheville and Buncombe CountyCCHAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15012337526625093745noreply@blogger.comBlogger59125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4397466713803244732.post-88666027075439685732018-04-30T13:50:47.807-07:002018-04-30T13:50:47.807-07:00thank you so much this is so informative! i have b...thank you so much this is so informative! i have been looking for the patton house for awhile now and doing lots of research because i am a patton my papaws name is john patton along with my dad and my brother . i am born and raised just few minutes away from Swannanoa so am intrigued by the john patton house and history and if i may happen to be family to. does anyone know if the patton house still exists? and if so where can i find it or at least the land thank you sara pattonspofashevillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02763074154089553979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4397466713803244732.post-44078496005333211672017-10-29T04:55:07.670-07:002017-10-29T04:55:07.670-07:00Appalachian Hall and Highland Hospital are two dif...Appalachian Hall and Highland Hospital are two different places. Appalachian Hall began as Kenilworth Inn and then after Appalachian Hall it was Charter Hospital. During the war it was used as a convalescent hospital. Now it is luxury condo's. I was a patient at AH in 1983 and Charter 95-97 off and on.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06896463077861974326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4397466713803244732.post-90841423457386958792017-08-13T16:35:35.383-07:002017-08-13T16:35:35.383-07:00Ever read anything about a Dr. Milton? Ever read anything about a Dr. Milton? BarbaraH64https://www.blogger.com/profile/10126131080332361593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4397466713803244732.post-48934847326442360862017-08-13T11:54:38.673-07:002017-08-13T11:54:38.673-07:00Its funny how Nobody speaks About the early 1990s ...Its funny how Nobody speaks About the early 1990s from the childrens wing. How interesting. BUT I GUESS WE WERE ALL JUST ILL.....RIGHT?GunRosiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06402711642479440064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4397466713803244732.post-78855695259855180032017-08-13T11:52:33.521-07:002017-08-13T11:52:33.521-07:00But ill bet this isnt approved by you tell duke un...But ill bet this isnt approved by you tell duke university I KNOW WHO I AM AND I REMEMBER EVERYTHING. GunRosiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06402711642479440064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4397466713803244732.post-13827491865611351752017-08-13T11:50:22.177-07:002017-08-13T11:50:22.177-07:00I was a patient there in 1993. I was an orphan who...I was a patient there in 1993. I was an orphan who was being treated for borderline personality disorder and paranoid episodes. NONE OF WHICH I HAD. I was placed there by RUTHERFORD COUNTY DSS at the AGE OF SEVEN. I have strange memories there that make me nervous. I later found out that it was part of a chain of hospitals owned by Psychiatric Institutes of America who were found guilty for Fraud and running a Medicaid Wracket. Maybe that was part of it I dont know. But i do remember being in a small group of children that were referred to as A Pod. And i have memories of hiking the tunnels of Asheville. And even stranger i remember learning how to shoot pool and gambel with adults and several sleep studies and shock therepy. Take it how you want. I REMEMBER EVERYTHING. AND I REMEMBER THE OTHER CHILD VICTIMS SCREAMS THROUGH THE NIGHT. GunRosiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06402711642479440064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4397466713803244732.post-78548851029441751572017-06-16T08:33:02.869-07:002017-06-16T08:33:02.869-07:00Was there a lawsuit filed over this fire? There sh...Was there a lawsuit filed over this fire? There should have been one filed.szewczykhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15172060544408836530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4397466713803244732.post-12938859693394571332017-04-08T11:29:18.913-07:002017-04-08T11:29:18.913-07:00I have been doing a lot of research on ancestry.co...I have been doing a lot of research on ancestry.com recently and I found a cousin who was there when it was Appalachian Hall Sanatorium. She was there from June 1936 until she took her life on October 31st that same year. Halloween..so creepy. She came from a well to do family from Kentucky and was only 32 when she died. Her death certificate states that her doctor, William Griffin, last saw her October 30th and she passed away at 6am Halloween morning. It says that her cause of death was strangulation of self, with depression being a contributing factor. I have done a little research on Appalachian Hall and apparently it had been a hotel before Dr. William Griffin and his brother Mark converted it to an institution. From what I read, they wanted to use a more forward approach to treating mental disorders. So along with the traditional physical treatments of that time, such as hydrotherapy and electric shock, they also used recreational and occupational therapies. They resisted changing the grounds of what used to be a hotel so that the patients could enjoy participating in the same outdoor activities the hotel had. Sounds normal enough for a mental institution, but I am very curious about this place. I don't know what issues my cousin had, but find it odd that she would commit suicide after being there for 4 months. Does anyone have any good info about this place back when it was Appalachian Hall? I read about the fire but that was several years after she was there. I've also read about a few suicides that happened there, maybe their approach to treating mental disorders wasn't a success. I'm just curious as this has piqued my interest Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06741517225839302417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4397466713803244732.post-52610547479299777632016-11-07T09:03:30.902-08:002016-11-07T09:03:30.902-08:00I am curious why, out of the many, many good revie...I am curious why, out of the many, many good reviews this film received all over the United States and in most of the leading motion picture trade publications, that you would seek out one of the few negative reviews to publish here. What is the advantage in trying to give the impression that the film was poorly received?Frank Thompsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00611248403350670923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4397466713803244732.post-41626866028819130702016-04-05T06:42:34.213-07:002016-04-05T06:42:34.213-07:00Worked there from 76-to-79 have many stories to te...Worked there from 76-to-79 have many stories to tell...My conclusion after working there for two and a half years was/is that they were less interested in helping people get better/and/or well that keeping them incarcerated till their Insurance and/or Bank Accounts ran out then they were relased or transferred to Broughton or state hospitals in their own towns...A few I knew after release comitted suicide anyway.Fine beautiful sensitive amazing people those ones...It was practically medieval it some of its treatmenst of those people..I have no doube oits a hainted place by those and many others...it was/is a place where many like souls met during their stays..perhaps they come back from time to time to meet up with one another...working on a book on my own...with a larger chapter about my experiences there..waynepalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11497618669847429130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4397466713803244732.post-26209227849709297012016-03-06T04:44:32.570-08:002016-03-06T04:44:32.570-08:00I have a recording of a psudo broad cast with him ...I have a recording of a psudo broad cast with him anouncing my dads orchestra if you are interested. alnicholsemail@gmail.comAl Nicholshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00383732350585759897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4397466713803244732.post-67088196421665903772016-03-06T04:43:49.783-08:002016-03-06T04:43:49.783-08:00I have a recording of a psudo broad cast with him ...I have a recording of a psudo broad cast with him anouncing my dads orchestra if you are interested. alnicholsemail@gmail.comAl Nicholshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00383732350585759897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4397466713803244732.post-51539880378621714152016-01-18T14:59:12.257-08:002016-01-18T14:59:12.257-08:00What is the relation of RUG to John Work Garrett o...What is the relation of RUG to John Work Garrett of Maryland?<br />Paul Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12566079678193678086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4397466713803244732.post-58819940823739440782016-01-11T04:57:56.718-08:002016-01-11T04:57:56.718-08:00Enjoying this site. I'm curious who keeps it /...Enjoying this site. I'm curious who keeps it / updates it? I'm learning about local and regional cultural (and ecological) history so I can craft more effective stories and speak to the "Spirit of this Place" when I address people and work for change. Maybe we could chat or correspond? - Michael Whitmire, DigitalBard1@gmail.comDigitalbardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07944259975223569182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4397466713803244732.post-48648704133269815372015-09-27T04:54:01.239-07:002015-09-27T04:54:01.239-07:00A.T. LASA.T. LASAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05586578405746684574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4397466713803244732.post-77180907503963267902015-09-13T15:17:40.273-07:002015-09-13T15:17:40.273-07:00I'm glad the editors did not "commit them...I'm glad the editors did not "commit them to the waste basket"!!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15092452212740239019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4397466713803244732.post-22635739003342850202014-06-19T09:34:46.866-07:002014-06-19T09:34:46.866-07:00Thank you for providing such a wonderful site prov...Thank you for providing such a wonderful site providing much of the historical data for Western North Carolina. My father, John Brown Dillard, was a student at the Asheville School for Boys in the late 1930s. I believe that he worked in the dairy while there. And I remember him talking about he and other boys skating on the Swannanoa River. Could you perhaps direct me to where I might find the actual dates of his attendance? Johnny Dillardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14632906874797759360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4397466713803244732.post-87056531852659097212014-05-01T08:55:19.720-07:002014-05-01T08:55:19.720-07:00please note Davidson' fort new web address da...please note Davidson' fort new web address davidsonfort.comCarolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00746898512998799104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4397466713803244732.post-59296401962368766432014-05-01T08:50:43.407-07:002014-05-01T08:50:43.407-07:00Please note Davidson's Fort new web address ht...Please note Davidson's Fort new web address http://davidsonsfort.comCarolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00746898512998799104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4397466713803244732.post-74694650532437061082014-04-17T15:11:22.308-07:002014-04-17T15:11:22.308-07:00Loved your wonderful post on this. I'd never ...Loved your wonderful post on this. I'd never heard of Highland Hospital until just a few days ago. My introduction to this institution comes by way of a novel by Lee Smith called "Guests on Earth." Have you read it? <br /><br />As I started reading the novel, I couldn't help but think that the grounds of this hospital, as well as the remaining buildings, must have spirits! I start to do a little research on the internet, and I stumble on your blog where you say, "There is something off about the place. I tend to "pick up" spirits, in a quite literal sense. They just get "attached" to my person, and I believe my latest "friend" was someone who died there." Amazing. I just had such a strong feeling that spirits had to be present at this location. I hope you'll post more on this, perhaps you'll get to do a paranormal investigation.Sylviehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13210017926225616236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4397466713803244732.post-10374936253671985982013-12-07T06:41:19.263-08:002013-12-07T06:41:19.263-08:00He used to get us off to school in the morning. W...He used to get us off to school in the morning. What a great guy !! He also had a cameo appearance in Thunder Road with Robert Mitchum.Lizzie, The Vintage Travelerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02242983668246071472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4397466713803244732.post-68939730527070505332013-10-08T13:30:33.762-07:002013-10-08T13:30:33.762-07:00I have a hardback copy of this book apparently pub...I have a hardback copy of this book apparently published in 1897. how do I find out its worth?<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01106905037660577852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4397466713803244732.post-35886943449865319642013-05-26T17:31:37.430-07:002013-05-26T17:31:37.430-07:00This is my Grandfather. What a wonderful man he w...This is my Grandfather. What a wonderful man he was!DChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05521689952983696795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4397466713803244732.post-75961097983661507572013-05-12T16:09:53.564-07:002013-05-12T16:09:53.564-07:00I have written on this blog before. My mother was...I have written on this blog before. My mother was a close friend of Zelda who survived the fire by breaking out of her room on the same unit as Zelda. Chief Fitizgerald noted this in his report that she was the only one from that floor who was able to overcome the sedation, find the strength to break out. She returned three times trying to get to Zelda's room and saving many women patients who were groggy from the sedation and disoriented by the fire. On the third attempt a firefighter physically pulled her away as hair and gown was on fire from the intense heat. Mrs. Hipps family has contacted me, and I intend to continue the book I am writing about this. Would be interested in speaking with any surviving family, friends, or those who may have contact with the spiritual side to gather information. My name is Dean S. DeSoto, San Antonio, Texas and I intend to visit Asheville site sometime next year to work on this project. My mother's name was Adene Nims Yelvington and she is listed on the survivor's list. Old newspaper accounts, any information would be helpful. My email address is catsnorth@sbcglobal.net, and my telephone is 210-681-8655. Thank you for your time and help.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02504786248079209416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4397466713803244732.post-61468170648068943122013-03-05T15:16:28.559-08:002013-03-05T15:16:28.559-08:00Before Highland Hospital was a psychiatric hospita...Before Highland Hospital was a psychiatric hospital, it was a tb hospital, or tb rest home.Pottery by Fernhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16711451442260916488noreply@blogger.com