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Like other institutions Harrisburg State Hospital’s patient population began to fall in the late 20th century. This was due to new medicines being developed and finally deinstitutionalization. The hospital was finally closed on January 27, 2006. Today (2008) the hospital sits on a two hundred acre campus with stately buildings in a country setting, in Dauphin County, with a majority of its campus in Susquehanna Township. There are over fifty buildings still located on the campus. The former hospital facility now provides office space for many state agencies.<ref>http://hsh.thomas-industriesinc.com/COTH_History_Index.htm</ref>
 
Like other institutions Harrisburg State Hospital’s patient population began to fall in the late 20th century. This was due to new medicines being developed and finally deinstitutionalization. The hospital was finally closed on January 27, 2006. Today (2008) the hospital sits on a two hundred acre campus with stately buildings in a country setting, in Dauphin County, with a majority of its campus in Susquehanna Township. There are over fifty buildings still located on the campus. The former hospital facility now provides office space for many state agencies.<ref>http://hsh.thomas-industriesinc.com/COTH_History_Index.htm</ref>
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== Movies, TV, & Books ==
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'''Girl, Interrupted'''<BR>
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In 1999 Harrisburg State Hospital was used for the hospital setting in the film, Girl, Interrupted. The majority of the film was shot in the Male Convalescent Building and the Administration Building. Other various locations in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania were also used. The Harrisburg State Hospital settings were meant to resemble those of the grounds of McLean Hospital in Massachusetts. The hospital was still an active Pennsylvania state hospital during the filming of the movie. Some of the props created for the movie still remain at the hospital today, like the ''"Administration"'' signs that still hang in the carport in front to the Administration Building.
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'''Another Harvest Moon'''<BR>
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In 2008 Harrisburg State Hospital was used as the setting for a movie called Another Harvest Moon. The movie was filmed in the Hilltop Building. The story is set in a retirement home where the main character has survived a stroke and is reconciling living in a new way than he's accustomed to living. (As of January 2011 this movie has not been released)
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'''Ghost Lab'''<BR>
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In May of 2010 the TV Series Ghost Lab filmed an episode at the hospital. The episode which was name "The Morgue" aired on the Discovery Channel on December 11, 2010.
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'''City on the Hill'''<BR>
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A book written by Ernest Morrison detailing the history of the hospital. The book is currently out of print, copies of the book occasionally appear on eBay.
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'''The Physician, the Philanthropist, and the Politician'''<BR>
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A book written by Ernest Morrison about the Pennsylvania state hospital system in general. The book has a section on HSH as well a a few photos. The book is currently out of print, copies of the book occasionally appear on eBay.
  
  
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== Books ==
 
*[http://www.amazon.com/Harrisburg-State-Hospital-America-Publishing/dp/0738598275/ref=pd_sim_b_2 '''Harrisburg State Hospital: Pennsylvania's First Public Asylum (Images of America)''']<BR>
 
A book written by Phillip N Thomas presents a pictorial history of the hospital from the first year of only 12 patients through the peak of state care, when the population reached over 2,500 in the 1950s.
 
 
*[http://books.google.com/books/about/The_City_on_the_Hill.html?id=6IyDPQAACAAJ '''City on the Hill''']<BR>
 
A book written by Ernest Morrison detailing the history of the hospital. The book is currently out of print, copies of the book occasionally appear on eBay.
 
 
*'''[http://books.google.com/books/about/The_physician_the_philanthropist_and_the.html?id=Y5oKAQAAMAAJ The Physician, the Philanthropist, and the Politician]'''<BR>
 
A book written by Ernest Morrison about the Pennsylvania state hospital system in general. The book has a section on HSH as well a a few photos. The book is currently out of print, copies of the book occasionally appear on eBay.
 
 
 
== Movies & TV ==
 
*'''Girl, Interrupted'''<BR>
 
In 1999 Harrisburg State Hospital was used for the hospital setting in the film, Girl, Interrupted. The majority of the film was shot in the Male Convalescent Building and the Administration Building. Other various locations in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania were also used. The Harrisburg State Hospital settings were meant to resemble those of the grounds of McLean Hospital in Massachusetts. The hospital was still an active Pennsylvania state hospital during the filming of the movie. Some of the props created for the movie still remain at the hospital today, like the ''"Administration"'' signs that still hang in the carport in front to the Administration Building.
 
 
*'''Another Harvest Moon'''<BR>
 
In 2008 Harrisburg State Hospital was used as the setting for a movie called Another Harvest Moon. The movie was filmed in the Hilltop Building. The story is set in a retirement home where the main character has survived a stroke and is reconciling living in a new way than he's accustomed to living. (As of January 2011 this movie has not been released)
 
 
*'''Ghost Lab'''<BR>
 
In May of 2010 the TV Series Ghost Lab filmed an episode at the hospital. The episode which was name "The Morgue" aired on the Discovery Channel on December 11, 2010.
 
 
 
==News Articles==
 
*May 8, 2012 - [http://www.pennlive.com/midstate/index.ssf/2012/05/former_harrisburg_state_hospit.html Former Harrisburg State Hospital grounds on list of state properties that could be for sale] [http://asylumprojects.org/index.php?title=Special:AWCforum/st/id459/#post_3712 Forum Post]
 
  
  
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== Links & Additional Information ==  
 
== Links & Additional Information ==  
*[http://hsh.thomas-industriesinc.com/ City on the Hill]: A website dedicated to the Harrisburg State Hospital.
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[http://hsh.thomas-industriesinc.com/ City on the Hill]: A website dedicated to the Harrisburg State Hospital.
*[https://archon.klnpa.org/psa/?p=collections/classifications&id=584 Harrisburg State Hospital records available at the Pennsylvania State Archives]
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== References ==
 
== References ==
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