Dorothea Dix Asylum - Dark History Tour

Name: Dorothea Dix Asylum - Dark History Tour
Start: 2024-06-14T18:30:00-04:00
End: 2026-05-01T21:30:00-04:00
Location: Greg Poole, Jr. All Faiths Chapel

Schedule

Fri, 14 Jun, 2024 at 06:30 pm to Fri, 01 May, 2026 at 09:30 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

Greg Poole, Jr. All Faiths Chapel | Raleigh, NC

Tour the grounds of the former Dorothea Dix Insane Asylum, and explore the dark history of one of America's earliest asylums
About this Event

Dix Hill Asylum was the first and largest "lunatic asylum" in North Carolina history. What started as the dream of Dorothea Dix, a safe refuge for the widely abused mentally ill population of North Carolina, quickly developed into one of the most notorious asylums in American history. Join us on this historian-guided tour of the grounds of Dix Hill asylum, dive into the most disturbing stories from the asylum, and learn about the early history and evolution of mental health treatment in America.