Founded in 1797, Spring Grove State Hospital, now known as Spring Grove Hospital Center, is the second oldest continuously operating state psychiatric hospital in the country. This volume will reveal through a broad array of poignant historic images the extensive, complex, and fascinating history of Marylands oldest hospital. Included are interior and exterior photographs of many of the hospitals historic buildings, as well as depictions of daily life at the hospital during a bygone era. The institutions historic pedigree includes its role as a hospital for soldiers and sailors wounded in the Battle of North Point during the War of 1812, and Spring Groves Main Building may have been used to quarter soldiers during the Civil War. Once a largely self-contained asylum, Spring Groves history is closely tied to the crusader Dorothea Dix, as well as to many more recent treatment advances.

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 40. Chapters: Athens Lunatic Asylum, Broughton Hospital, Bryce Hospital, Cherokee Mental Health Institute, Clarinda Treatment Complex, Clinton Valley Center, Danvers State Hospital, Danville State Hospital, Dixmont State Hospital, Fergus Falls Regional Treatment Center, Greystone Park Psychiatric Hospital, H. H. Richardson Complex, Harrisburg State Hospital, Hudson River State Hospital, Independence State Hospital, Institute of the Pennsylvania Hospital, Jacksonville Developmental Center, Kalamazoo Regional Psychiatric Hospital, Kirkbride Plan, Mount Pleasant Mental Health Institute, Northampton State Hospital, Oregon State Hospital, Spring Grove Hospital Center, St. Elizabeths Hospital, Taunton State Hospital, The Sheppard and Enoch Pratt Hospital, Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum, Traverse City State Hospital, Trenton Psychiatric Hospital, Winnebago Mental Health Institute, Worcester State Hospital. Excerpt: The Athens Lunatic Asylum was a mental hospital operated in Athens, Ohio from 1874 until 1993. During its operation, the hospital provided services to a variety of patients including Civil War veterans, children, and violent criminals suffering from various mental disabilities. It is best known as a site of the infamous lobotomy procedure, as well as various supposed paranormal sightings. After the hospital's original structure closed, the state of Ohio acquired the property and renamed the complex and its surrounding grounds "The Ridges." According to The Guide of Repository Holdings, the term "The Ridges" was derived from a naming contest in 1984 to re-describe the area and its purpose. It began operation on January 9, 1874. Within two years of its opening, the hospital was renamed The Athens Hospital for the Insane. Later, the hospital would be called the Athens Asylum for the Insane, the Athens State Hospital, the...