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|Body= This institution is located in Lincoln. As early as 1865, it was found necessary to make provision for the insane in the Territory of Nebraska. Four cases were already being treated at an Iowa hospital. The legislature authorized the governor to make an arrangement with the State of Iowa by which the State of Iowa would receive and care for the insane at Nebraska's expense. Under this arrangement, fifty patients were sent to the hospital at Mount Pleasant at various times. Soon after Nebraska became a State, the governor, secretary of State, and auditor of public accounts appointed a board of commissioners to locate a site for a State lunatic asylum near Lincoln. The first building was completed for $137,000 in the fall of 1870, and the first patient was admitted on November 26th of that year. Early in the following December, seventeen patients were brought over from Mount Pleasant to the new institution, and four were admitted who had been confined in the Pawnee county jail. Dr. N. B. Larsh was the first superintendent.  [[Lincoln State Hospital|Click here for more...]]
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|Body= An act of the legislative session of 1847 established "The Insane Asylum of the State of Louisiana" in Jackson and provided, among other things, for the construction of the Asylum's physical plant. The Asylum's Board of Administrators appointed an architect, a Mr. Gibbens. to draw up the plans. He was specifically told not to design something that would look like a prison. Gibbens came up with the design of the Center Building with its wings. The Board of Administrators purchased a 250-acre tract known as "Flowery Hill" a short distance from the business section of Jackson, separated from the town by a small stream.  [[East Louisiana State Hospital|Click here for more...]]
 
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Revision as of 10:37, 19 October 2025

Featured Article Of The Week

East Louisiana State Hospital


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An act of the legislative session of 1847 established "The Insane Asylum of the State of Louisiana" in Jackson and provided, among other things, for the construction of the Asylum's physical plant. The Asylum's Board of Administrators appointed an architect, a Mr. Gibbens. to draw up the plans. He was specifically told not to design something that would look like a prison. Gibbens came up with the design of the Center Building with its wings. The Board of Administrators purchased a 250-acre tract known as "Flowery Hill" a short distance from the business section of Jackson, separated from the town by a small stream. Click here for more...