The Old Main: New York State Lunatic Asylum of Utica, New York by Dennis Webster

The Old Main: New York State Lunatic Asylum of Utica, New York

Dennis Webster

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Old Main, the New York State Lunatic Asylum at Utica, opened in 1843. It was the first asylum in NYS and the second in the United States. Dr. Amariah Brigham was the first superintendent and brought his moral treatment to the asylum. People with m...

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