The story
The 'Death Tunnel' transported countless tuberculosis victims from this hilltop sanatorium where the White Plague claimed thousands of lives.
Everything that was here
- 1910–1961
Waverly Hills SanatoriumMental Hospital
The 'Death Tunnel' transported countless tuberculosis victims from this hilltop sanatorium where the White Plague claimed thousands of lives.
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Nearby history
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An estimated 63,000 patients died here from tuberculosis. Their bodies were secretly slid down a 500-foot tunnel so othe
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