Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum
The Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum was a psychiatric hospital located in Weston, West Virginia, and known by other names, such as West Virginia Hospital for the Insane and Weston State Hospital.Photo: Malepheasant, CC BY-SA 2.5.
- Type: Museum
- Description: former hospital in West Virginia, United States
- Address: 71 Asylum Drive, Weston, WV 26452
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Weston Downtown Historic District and Lewis County High School.
Weston Downtown Historic District
Park
Lewis County High School
School
Lewis County High School was created in 1966 with the consolidation of Weston High School, Jane Lew High School and Walkersville High School in Lewis County, West Virginia, United States. Lewis County High School is situated 1¼ miles south of Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Weston and Kitsonville.
Weston
Kitsonville
Hamlet
Kitsonville is an unincorporated community in Lewis County, West Virginia, United States. The community most likely was named after the local Kitson family.
Cox Town
Hamlet
Cox Town is an unincorporated community in Lewis County, West Virginia, United States.
Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum
- Categories: hospital, former hospital, building, tourism, historic site, and tourist attraction
- Location: Lewis, West Virginia, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
39.03825° or 39° 2′ 18″ northLongitude
-80.47181° or 80° 28′ 19″ westElevation
1,030 feet (314 metres)Open location code
86FX2GQH+77OpenStreetMap ID
way 374509925OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=yesOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q7833486
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Spanish—“Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum”
- French: “Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum”
- German: “Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum”
- Italian: “Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum”
- Spanish: “Asilo de lunáticos Trans-Allegheny”
- Spanish: “Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Lewis County E911 and First Street Footbridge.
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