Adults had mental hospitals, children had state schools, but an asylum is an asylum. Belchertown served from 1922 until a judge made a surprise visit…
history under ground
Mental Hospitals
Belchertown State School
Fergus Falls State Hospital
Fergus Falls, MN
Why write, who cares? The door asked… I guess I just didn’t have an answer. I’ll keep doing my thing, I thought, and you keep doing yours. Now, how best to capture the fingernail scratches around this padded room’s peep hole?
Norwich State Hospital for the Insane
Norwich, CT
Between 1904 and 1996, Norwich State Hospital was home to some of Connecticut’s most difficult mental cases.
Westborough Insane Hospital
Westborough, MA
It was a hospital, not an insane asylum, they insisted. Starting in 1885, this Westborough mental institution was both and housed thousands at a time.