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== Fate of the Property == | == Fate of the Property == | ||
− | For the better part of the three decades the site of Embreeville stood abandoned, the physical site slowly | + | For the better part of the three decades the site of Embreeville stood abandoned, and the physical site slowly deteriorated because of the commonwealth's neglect. The area was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. As of December 2012, Hellings Holdings LLC was awarded the 225-acre former hospital property in for an asking price of $950,000. According to the developer, plans for the land include residential development with some commercial zoning. However, because of the property’s location, commercial development plans call for certain necessary amenities. |
− | The potter's field (now part of the Cheslen Preserve and clearly noted on hiking trails), where impoverished patients were buried, is outside of the hospital grounds and has a sign marked by the local government. The wooden sign there on the site bears the inscription " | + | The potter's field (now part of the Cheslen Preserve and clearly noted on hiking trails), where impoverished patients were buried, is outside of the hospital grounds, and has a sign marked by the local government. The wooden sign there on the site bears the inscription "Known but to God, respected by us", in clear reference to the anonymity of the graves on-site. Two-hundred and four lonely charcoal grey stone tablets remain there in the field, honoring the lives of the forgotten poor, which left this life unknown to the rest of humanity. |
== Images of Embreeville State Hospital == | == Images of Embreeville State Hospital == |