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|Body= The main building of the centre was built in 1913, and was meant to be an [[Provincial Training School, Red Deer|Alberta ladies' college.]] It was converted into a soldiers' sanitorium after World War I (WWI), before 1923 when the building was reorganized yet again. Many of the soldiers in care at the sanitorium were sent to Oliver Mental Hospital. The building then became the Provincial Training School. The school was necessary to meet a huge demand in Alberta to house "mentally defective" children and teenagers.
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|Body= In 1882 Harris County Commissioners Court ordered an assessment of the feasibility of a Poor Farm and by November 1882 the first [[Harris County Poor Farm]] and County Hospital was opened on land located near White Oak Bayou.  
 
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Revision as of 05:09, 15 May 2022

Featured Image Of The Week

TXharrisco1930entrance.png
In 1882 Harris County Commissioners Court ordered an assessment of the feasibility of a Poor Farm and by November 1882 the first Harris County Poor Farm and County Hospital was opened on land located near White Oak Bayou.
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