Acadia Sanatorium
PARANORMAL CLAIMS
The Acadia Sanatorium is allegedly haunted by the spirit of a nurse who had apparently contracted TB from working with the sick people. They say her spirit walks the halls tending to her patients. The Sanatorium was featured on Ghost Adventures.
There are two child spirits who love to play with toys and interact with the investigators. Eerie child laughter and lullaby heard in the hospital room. One spirit we feel is a young boy named Robert who accidently shot himself with his Dad's gun in 1936 Other claims are the interior doors would be slammed shut and doors open on their own. Knocks and bangs that come from nowhere are heard.
Others heard voices and one instance was a claim of the head and shoulders of a person walk into the hospital room. Gloria Ramsey tells stories of “George” pacing in the hallways in the foyer next to the morgue when she would Vacuum. apparently, He did not like the vacuum.
Another story from Gloria and her husband included a time when some guest used the other room to stay the night. The next day, the guest thanked the Ramsey’s for turning on the furnace. However, the Ramsey’s deny doing this. The guests describe hearing footsteps late at night and even go on and say they believe someone tucked them in at night
HISTORY
Acadia Ranch was built in 1882 by Edwin S. and Lillian Dodge. It served as a boarding house and guest ranch house. A second post office opened in 1885 at Acadia Ranch with Edwin S. Dodge serving as postmaster until 1901. At the turn of the century Oracle gained fame as an ideal cure for those suffering from ‘consumption,’ the name given to tuberculosis and other lung afflictions at a time before penicillin. After an article was published in the leading medical journal, many came to Oracle in the belief the fresh air would restore them to good health.
The Dodges and Acadia Ranch were soon accommodating the ‘lungers.’ In 1903 Dodge advertised rooms at Acadia and soon after used the main room to house patients. In 1913 the sanatorium was under the management of Jean White, a trained nurse and Doctor Jeremiah Metzger, medical director. Soon after they used the main room to house patients. Later, there were five cabins built across the street to accommodate the need. When patients died, they were stored in the morgue which was originally the post office. They would wait until they had a few bodies and arranged to have them picked up and brought to Tucson.
After the invention of penicillin, Acadia changed hands over the years, being a residence and a boarding house. In March 1936 tragedy struck as young Robert Van Horn accidentally shot himself with his fathers gun. Robert is buried in a cemetery just 100 yards from Acadia Ranch. Agnes and Reginal ramset purchased Acadia ranch in 1945 and used it as both their residence and boarding house. When the San manual Mine boomed, the Ransey’s had forty to fifty people living at the ranch. Borders slept in sleeping bags on the porch and Mrs. Ramsey cooked around the clock.
This tour and investigation is for entertainment purposes only. The information provided is accurate as provided by local historians. There is no guarantee there will be paranormal activity *Equipment varies
There are two child spirits who love to play with toys and interact with the investigators. Eerie child laughter and lullaby heard in the hospital room. One spirit we feel is a young boy named Robert who accidently shot himself with his Dad's gun in 1936 Other claims are the interior doors would be slammed shut and doors open on their own. Knocks and bangs that come from nowhere are heard.
Others heard voices and one instance was a claim of the head and shoulders of a person walk into the hospital room. Gloria Ramsey tells stories of “George” pacing in the hallways in the foyer next to the morgue when she would Vacuum. apparently, He did not like the vacuum.
Another story from Gloria and her husband included a time when some guest used the other room to stay the night. The next day, the guest thanked the Ramsey’s for turning on the furnace. However, the Ramsey’s deny doing this. The guests describe hearing footsteps late at night and even go on and say they believe someone tucked them in at night
HISTORY
Acadia Ranch was built in 1882 by Edwin S. and Lillian Dodge. It served as a boarding house and guest ranch house. A second post office opened in 1885 at Acadia Ranch with Edwin S. Dodge serving as postmaster until 1901. At the turn of the century Oracle gained fame as an ideal cure for those suffering from ‘consumption,’ the name given to tuberculosis and other lung afflictions at a time before penicillin. After an article was published in the leading medical journal, many came to Oracle in the belief the fresh air would restore them to good health.
The Dodges and Acadia Ranch were soon accommodating the ‘lungers.’ In 1903 Dodge advertised rooms at Acadia and soon after used the main room to house patients. In 1913 the sanatorium was under the management of Jean White, a trained nurse and Doctor Jeremiah Metzger, medical director. Soon after they used the main room to house patients. Later, there were five cabins built across the street to accommodate the need. When patients died, they were stored in the morgue which was originally the post office. They would wait until they had a few bodies and arranged to have them picked up and brought to Tucson.
After the invention of penicillin, Acadia changed hands over the years, being a residence and a boarding house. In March 1936 tragedy struck as young Robert Van Horn accidentally shot himself with his fathers gun. Robert is buried in a cemetery just 100 yards from Acadia Ranch. Agnes and Reginal ramset purchased Acadia ranch in 1945 and used it as both their residence and boarding house. When the San manual Mine boomed, the Ransey’s had forty to fifty people living at the ranch. Borders slept in sleeping bags on the porch and Mrs. Ramsey cooked around the clock.
This tour and investigation is for entertainment purposes only. The information provided is accurate as provided by local historians. There is no guarantee there will be paranormal activity *Equipment varies
