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001512314 245__ $$aWoodmere, aka Evansville State Hospital, in Evansville, Indiana
001512314 260__ $$bUniversity of Southern Indiana$$ccirca 1906
001512314 269__ $$a1906
001512314 347__ $$a600-800 dpi
001512314 520__ $$aWoodmere Hospital (here called the Southern Hospital for Insane) at 3400 Lincoln Ave., originally Newburgh Rd. (3 miles from the city, at that time)"In 1883, the Indiana General Assembly authorized the construction of the Southern Indiana Hospital for the Insane. The hospital was built on 160 acres of land on Newburgh Road, now known as Lincoln Avenue, between Evansville and Newburgh. The hospital saw its first patients admitted in October 1890. The campus quickly expanded, eventually holding nearly 900 acres of what is now the East Side of Evansville, including the land eventually repurposed for Robert Stadium, St. Mary�s Medical Center and Wesselman�s Woods Nature Preserve. Using patient labor, the hospital staffed a working farm, including dairy cows, poultry and an orchard. Due to stigma, early staff unofficially took to calling the facility Woodmere, meaning �tranquility in the forest.� In 1927, the General Assembly officially changed the name to the Evansville State Hospital. On February 9, 1943, a fire set by an attendant destroyed much of the original building, leaving at least two staff members dead and six patients missing. (https://www.courierpress.com/story/life/columnists/2017/03/13/history-lesson-evansville-state-hospital/99005532/) In the 1950s, improvements in treatment rendered so much space unnecessary, so much of the land was sold off. A modern facility was built and in 2006, all other buildings were razed. Today the remaining land, still substantial, is used for recreational purposes by the general public. This is postcard 1827.
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001512314 6531_ $$aHospitals
001512314 655__ $$aBlack and White Photograph
001512314 691__ $$aEvansville, IN
001512314 7001_ $$aJ. F. Bomm Drug Company
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001512314 980__ $$aSpecial & Regional History Collection
001512314 984__ $$aEvansville Postcard Collection
001512314 985__ $$aImage