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Dixmont State Hospital, Images of America Book by Mark Benton
I just wanted to post that I FINALLY bought this book last week. I wanted to do a quick review of it, especially because of how impressed I was.
I own about 10 books in the Images of America series by Arcadia Publishing. This is one of the better ones I've come across. It was very very thorough; from preconstruction to demolition this book covers it all. The scope and quality of the photographs was superb.
I would highly recommend this book to anyone with an interest if Dixmont or Kirkbride asylums in general. If you're lucky enough to have The Dixmont State Hospital: A Historical Documentary DVD, the book makes an excellent companion.
Link to more info. on the DVD (not sure if it is still available)
http://www.opacity.us/forum/index.php?topic=1974.0
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| Thanks for the tip, I've seen it for sale for a while and wondered if it was as good as the rest of the Arcadia books.
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| Squad, it is above average in my opinion.
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| 1:41:24 PM - Wed, Apr 4th 2012 |
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It's going on my list to buy! 
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As far as Arcadia Kirkbride books go I believe there is only Dixmont, Traverse City, and Spring Grove.
I have the Traverse City book, and it too is great. Spring Grove is on my Amazon Wish List, has anyone seen it?
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| hahaha talk about blast from the past! LOL
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| They did a book on Eloise (MI), that's the only other one I know of.
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Quote:WSH Thu 5th 1:13 pmSpring Grove is on my Amazon Wish List, has anyone seen it?
I have Spring Grove as well as Dixmont and a bunch of other non state hospital Arcadia books. It's been probably more than a year since I read through the Spring Grove book, but I remember it having quite a few photos of the kirk that I had never seen before.
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