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|Body= Situated on 628 acres (2.54 km²) three miles (5 km) north of downtown Lima, the [[Lima State Hospital|hospital]] was constructed between 1908 and 1915. Built at a cost of $2.1 million, it was the largest poured-concrete structure in the country until superseded by the Pentagon. Its walls are at least 14 inches thick, with steel reinforcement going right down to bedrock.
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|Body= In 1908, the [[Pennhurst State Hospital|Pennhurst State School and Hospital]] started up in a small Pennsylvania town to help people with mental and physical disabilities. Both adults and children were housed in this sprawling campus, most were sent here by their parents, and some never came back to see their children.  
 
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Revision as of 03:44, 20 June 2011

Featured Image Of The Week

Pennhurst 05.jpg
In 1908, the Pennhurst State School and Hospital started up in a small Pennsylvania town to help people with mental and physical disabilities. Both adults and children were housed in this sprawling campus, most were sent here by their parents, and some never came back to see their children.