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.
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.