Peoria State Hospital
Bartonville, Illinois, United States
Other · local-legend
The Story
The best-known figure in the hospital's folklore is Old Book, identified by HauntedPlaces.org as Manuel A. Bookbinder. A patient who assisted with burials, he is said to have remained at the hospital after his own death. The broader Bartonville hospital grounds are treated as one site. Concise original paraphrase of an attributed folklore source; historical details not independently established.
The Hauntings
The best-known figure in the hospital's folklore is Old Book, identified by HauntedPlaces.org as Manuel A. Bookbinder. A patient who assisted with burials, he is said to have remained at the hospital after his own death. The broader Bartonville hospital grounds are treated as one site. Concise original paraphrase of an attributed folklore source; historical details not independently established.
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Sources & further reading.
- Peoria State Hospital | HauntedPlaces.org (reports)
- Peoria State Hospital | HauntedPlaces.org (visiting)
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