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Dec 19, 2011

Many people in Yukon, Oklahoma pass around several rumors as to the actual identity of the place.  Some say it’s an insane asylum; some say it was a haunted church.  Many kids today claim to know exactly what it is, but then again, they only go at night and assume the worst.  In reality, after digging through old files and asking the next door neighbor,...

Location Class: •Residential •Hospital

City: •Yukon

Photographer: •FriendlyMic

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Nov 16, 2011

Not much can be said about this location other than it’s a nursing home that came under fire from the health board for possible abuse and various code violations. There are several articles on NewsOK.com that give a bit more overview. Whispering Pines Nursing Center’s closing leaves many in shock Residents of Whispering Pines Nursing Center and their...

Location Class: •Residential •Hospital

City: •Norman

Photographer: •AbandonedOK Team •Billy!

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Oct 20, 2010

In the post-war era, Oklahoma had a significant number of children diagnosed with mental disabilities requiring institutionalization, but the two schools operated by state mental health officials at Enid and Pauls Valley had become antiquated and overcrowded and dated back almost to statehood. Providing modern care for these children became a priority for...

Location Class: •School •Hospital

City: •Sand Springs

Photographer: •Billy! •Fiend •Psychosaw13 •BOOGYMAN

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Oct 1, 2010

October is “Haunted Heartland” month at Abandoned Oklahoma. With Halloween approaching fast, we figured why not do something special. So, during the month of October, we will be featuring the scariest places in Oklahoma. We are not ghost hunters, and don’t have any special equipment, but some of the places we have been do come off as pretty...

Location Class: •School •Church •Ghost Town •Hospital

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Sep 11, 2010

Sunset Estates was opened as a long term nursing facility in 1977 for medicaid and medicare patients only. There were 62 beds. They provided many services to residents such as clinical laboratory services, dental services, dietary services, mental and social services and speech and language pathology. In 1997 a Pottawatomie county judge found Sunset Estates...

Location Class: •Hospital

City: •Maud

Photographer: •Wendi & Amanda

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Jun 6, 2010

Originally called “Morton Memorial Hospital”, the Morton Health Care Center was moved to a new and modern structure in 2006. The original Morton Health Care center sits and slowly decays. When it was first built, it was just a single 3 story brick building, then a large addition was added onto it as well as 2 other buildings later...

Location Class: •Hospital

City: •Tulsa

Photographer: •Fiend

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Jun 4, 2010

History: “Eastern State Hospital has been a major factor in the economy of Craig County since 1913, and its influence in mental health matters has extended well beyond its service area. When Oklahoma became a state in 1907, the mentally ill first were cared for through contract with private sanitariums. In Indian Territory, Cherokee Nation had maintained...

Location Class: •Hospital

City: •Vinita

Photographer: •Fiend •Psychosaw13

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Feb 16, 2010

In 1922, the African-American community in Okmulgee raised $25,000 in donations from community citizens, clubs, and organizations to construct the first “colored hospital” that was opened in the country. The Okmulgee Black Hospital is a two-story, 18-room brick facility that served the needs of more than 3000 of Okmulgee’s African-American...

Location Class: •Hospital

City: •Okmulgee

Photographer: •Billy!

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Aug 2, 2009

St. Vincent’s Home was operated by the Brothers of Mercy and was built in 1945. The nursing order of Catholic brothers moved to the present location and built the ‘old’ section of the building in 1953. The addition was built using a grant from Hill-Burton. St. Vincent’s takes male patients only. In 1957, patients ranged from a 7 year old...

Location Class: •Residential •Church •Hospital

City: •Oklahoma City

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Apr 29, 2009

The Methodist Episcopal Conference began construction on the building in 1925. A Guthrie nonprofit organization purchased the hospital in 1932 and named it Cimarron Valley Wesley Hospital. In 1946, the Order of the Sisters of Benedict purchased the hospital and completed construction soon afterward. St. Anthony Hospital , owned and operated by the Sisters of St....

Location Class: •Hospital

City: •Guthrie

Photographer: •AbandonedOK Team

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