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• A Brief History of Spring Grove - Chronological history of second oldest mental hospital in the United States, with many illustrations including photos of buildings and building plans.
• A Mental Hospital's Breakdown - April 20, 2003 article from the Pittsburg Post-Gazette concerning history and pending demolition of Dixmont State Hospital.
• Clinton Valley Center - An Album of Images and History - Historic information along with modern and historic images of the former Pontiac State Hospital in Michigan.
• Elgin State Hospital Annex - Postcard image of annex at Elgin State Hospital in Illinois, accompanied by description of early history.
• Fergus Falls State Hospital Complex - Minnesota Historical Society page with history, context, modern color photos, and links to related historic buildings.
• Forgotten Photography - A photographic journey by David and Karie Esmann through some of the historical asylums and state hospitals of the United States.
• Insane Asylum Number 3, Nevada, Missouri - Page by London Irwin featuring several historic postcard images of the old Nevada State Hospital.
• Institute of Penn. Hospital Getting a New Lease on Life - Philadelphia Business Journal article concerning re-use of Dr Kirkbride's mental hospital building.
• Kirkbride Buildings - Information on Thomas Story Kirkbride and his mental hospital plan. Includes photographs of several Kirkbride buildings.
• Kirkbride's Hospital - Historic District web page with detailed description of this pioneering Philadelphia hospital and its history.
• Michigan Historical Marker - Clinton Valley Center - Michigan Historical Markers page on asylum building designed by Elijah E. Myers and completed in 1878.
• Places in Worcester - Asylum For the Insane - Community page with historic anecdotes from several submitters, and old postcard views.
• St. Elizabeths Hospital - Historic Medical Sites page concerning this federal government mental hospital in Washington, D.C., with recent photo of the center of the Kirkbride building.
• The Demise of Pontiac State Hospital - The Fabulous Ruins of Detroit site presents this well-documented and well-illustrated tour of the former Pontiac State Hospital (Clinton Valley Center) at a time when it had been partially demolished during 2000.
• Town Sees Red Over Police Vandalism (Weston, West Virginia) - Article from Pittsburgh Post-Gazette from June 1999 about the former Weston State Hospital in West Virginia. The article gives equal attention to a police vandalism incident and plans to re-use the building.

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