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*Clarinda Lunatic Asylum
 
 
*Clarinda Asylum for the Insane
 
*Clarinda Asylum for the Insane
 
*Iowa State Hospital for the Insane
 
*Iowa State Hospital for the Insane
 
*Clarinda Mental Health Institute
 
*Clarinda Mental Health Institute
 
*Clarinda Treatment Complex
 
*Clarinda Treatment Complex
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*Clarinda Lunatic Asylum
 
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The Clarinda Treatment Complex was built in 1884 as the Clarinda State Hospital in Clarinda, Iowa of southwest Iowa. It was the third asylum in the state of Iowa. The original plan for patients was to hold alcoholics, geriatrics, drug addicts, mentally ill, and the criminally insane.
 
The Clarinda Treatment Complex was built in 1884 as the Clarinda State Hospital in Clarinda, Iowa of southwest Iowa. It was the third asylum in the state of Iowa. The original plan for patients was to hold alcoholics, geriatrics, drug addicts, mentally ill, and the criminally insane.
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==Cemetery==
 
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The cemetery is located about a quarter of a mile from the main building between a large cornfield and a cow pasture. There are over 1,200 graves and most have markers with names.
 
  
 
== Links ==
 
== Links ==
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*[http://www.dhs.state.ia.us/Consumers/Facilities/Clarinda.html Official Hospital Website]
 
*[http://www.kirkbridebuildings.com/buildings/clarinda/index.html Clarinda State Hospital @ Kirkbride Buildings]
 
*[http://www.kirkbridebuildings.com/buildings/clarinda/index.html Clarinda State Hospital @ Kirkbride Buildings]
 
*[http://www.kirkbridebuildings.com/blog/clarinda-state-hospital Photos of the hospital]
 
*[http://www.kirkbridebuildings.com/blog/clarinda-state-hospital Photos of the hospital]
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*[http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=pphhphoto&fileName=ia/ia0000/ia0097/photos/browse.db&action=browse&recNum=0&title2=Iowa%20Hospital%20for%20the%20Insane,%20Main%20Building,%20West%20Main%20Street%20Vicinity,%20Clarinda,%20Page%20County,%20IA&displayType=1&itemLink=D?hh:4:./temp/~pp_SBsY::@@@mdb=fsaall,app,brum,detr,swann,look,gottscho,pan,horyd,genthe,var,cai,cd,hh,yan,bbcards,lomax,ils,prok,brhc,nclc,matpc,iucpub,tgmi,lamb Historic American Buildings Survey]
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*[http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=284258971573&v=photos#!/group.php?gid=284258971573&v=wall Save Clarinda Facebook Group]
 
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clarinda_Treatment_Complex Wikipedia Entry]
 
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clarinda_Treatment_Complex Wikipedia Entry]
 
*[http://www.facebook.com/pages/Clarinda-Treatment-Complex/100315683360944 Facebook Page]
 
*[http://www.facebook.com/pages/Clarinda-Treatment-Complex/100315683360944 Facebook Page]
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