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New York State Hospitals
For more information about these long-closed New York State Hospitals, check out the “Interesting Articles & Documents” page. LIST OF STATE HOSPITALS By 1901, there were thirteen state hospitals...
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1906-1907 Elopements, Suicides & Accidents at New York State Hospitals
“The Commission is pleased to report an unusually small number of untoward occurrences at the State hospitals during the year. At the Utica State Hospital a somewhat unusual case was that of a woman...
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1907 The Deportation of Insane Aliens
By 1880, New York State was overwhelmed with the immigrant pauper insane population which by its own laws, was required to care for them. The state legislature enacted new laws allowing for the...
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Manhattan State Hospital & Cemetery
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE VIDEO They’re Buried Where? by Seth Voorhees At various times, New York City’s Insane Asylums included the asylums on Blackwell’s, Hart, Randall’s, and Ward’s Islands; and...
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1896 State Care System Complete
WILL COMPLETE THE STATE-CARE SYSTEM. The Governor has approved the bill creating the Manhattan State Hospital and providing for the transfer of the lunatic asylums of this city and the care of their...
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Central Islip State Hospital & Cemetery
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE VIDEO They’re Buried Where? by Seth Voorhees Central Islip State Hospital served the counties of New York and Richmond. The Central Islip Cemetery Restoration Project. 1916...
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