Central operated at Howard’s Grove as an asylum for mentally ill Black people, including those transferred from Eastern, until the state opened a new hospital ... SEE ALSO:PHOTOS: Dozens of ...

Central State Hospital ... says taking these photos and bringing the museum to life is part of her advocacy. She says she even has a website and Facebook called Seeking Asylum.

A montage of historical photos ... the Central State of today is a far cry from that facility of the past.” Central State Hospital was founded in 1870 as the Central Lunatic Asylum for the ...

PINEVILLE — It's been 115 years since the first steps were taken to create the Hospital for the Insane ... the country for countless asylums like Central State, which were vacated as attitudes ...

A tiny museum in an old railroad depot on the quad bears witness to the asylum’s tumultuous past. Segrest argues the importance of preserving the hospital’s history. Central State “impacted ...

Through Monday, September 30, discover untold stories of progress and transformation at the historic exhibit "The Evolving History of Central State Hospital ... of the state asylums in the U.S ...

A haunting series of pictures show the windowless remains of the Central State Hospital's Jones building ... Tamron wide angle lens to capture the photos. 'I got the idea for this project whilst ...

Attendees of a ceremony marking a milestone in the development of the new Central State Hospital were told they ... in 1870 as the first psychiatric asylum exclusively for Black citizens, Central ...

Wilson Lumpkin proposes a state asylum to treat "the lunatics ... opening regional psychiatric hospitals. The downsized Milledgeville facility becomes Central State Hospital.

PETERSBURG — Do not miss the groundbreaking exhibition at the Petersburg Public Library. Through Monday, September 30, discover untold stories of progress and transformation at the historic ...

was designated as a mental health hospital for African Americans. The name was later changed to Central Lunatic Asylum. In June 1870, the General Assembly passed an act incorporating the Central ...