Perched on the shores of Lake Ontario, Rockwood Asylum in Kingston came from a Victorian vision of “moral treatment”. Where the calming view of the water was intended to heal minds.
Established in the 1860s and ironically constructed by inmates of Kingston Penitentiary. The facility was a marvel. It was a hopeful shift in Canadian mental healthcare, from treating the mentally ill as criminals to viewing them as patients deserving dignity.
However, beneath the calming beauty was a strange history. From the charismatic head “con man” to the murder of a visionary at the hands of a patient.
Rockwood’s legacy is as dark as it is groundbreaking. Now a silent shell, the asylum stands as a haunting monument to the “Friendless” now forgotten.
by Ghost Guide Daniel
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