[Fledermaus]

I've told this before (should learn to write down these stories and cut and paste)...in 1970 we moved from CA to where my dad and his parents started in west Arkansas.

Booneville, AR near Ft. Smith.

At that time I was 11 and we lived near what was a tuberculosis center. This place was huge and was built back in the 50’s or something. It didn't cover acres...it covered square miles. It was a quarantine center and fully self sufficient. The doctors, nurses, and all other workers lived there. They created all of their food; meat, vegetables etc. It was a city.

Tuberculosis patience's from all over came. In 1970 after the they pretty much eradicated the disease it was empty.

They sold a lot of the property and gave a huge chunk of it to the Boy Scouts who built a dam and giant camp. Family friend was the Scoutmaster and live out there and we had great parties.

[Sequoyah101]

I remember that place. I also remember one out at Fort Supply. What a desolate place. You’d either will yourself well to get out or die of desolation.

Wasn’t there also one at Talihina?

I know whereever there was a TB Sanitarium there was a stigma to stay away from the place.