Saratoga County Homestead

The Saratoga County Homestead, or Homestead Sanitarium, was a large TB Sanatorium located in Saratoga county, New York. It is publicly recorded as The Homestead Sanitarium. [http://www.us-census.org/states/newyork/teams/saratoga1930-t626-1644.htm]

The Homestead was opened in 1914 and treated patients for tuberculosis until 1960. [http://www.co.saratoga.ny.us/cc/twww/Providence.html] The institution reopened in 1961 as The Saratoga County Infirmary. Other reports claim that it was turned into a Retirement Home. [http://news.webshots.com/album/323612333CpSveK]

An incomprehensive list of patients who passed away while in the care of the sanitarium can be found at: http://saratoganygenweb.com/BurkFH3a.htm

Many people who have visited this place claim that the things left behind (beds, books, kitchen supplies, medical supplies) and abandoned point the possibility that this building was shut down suddenly. [http://www.xydexx.com/modernruins/archive_07.htm] . However, if this was in fact reopened as the Saratoga County Infirmary, then the left behind items would not be related to the Sanitarium.

While there is no documentation that has been found by interested parties and paranormal activity hunters, the building still stands.Thrill seekers have often traveled to this building in the hopes of capturing some ghostly activity. [http://video.aol.com/video-detail/saratoga-county-homestead-slideshow/2057108553]

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