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==Cemetery== | ==Cemetery== | ||
− | The cemetery lies at the back of the campus. Individual graves are marked with small numbered stones - there is only one grave marked with a private stone showing a name. There are | + | The cemetery lies at the back of the campus. Individual graves are marked with small numbered stones - there is only one grave marked with a private stone showing a name. There are 776 numbered stones arranged in concentric circles. The cemetery includes many people who were patients at the hospital and died there, but also includes some hospital employees as well as community members who were neither patients nor employees. Currently, the hand-written cemetery records of who is buried where, and when, is being transcribed into a searchable database; however, due to state privacy regulations, this information cannot be made public. There are plans underway to clean up and beautify the cemetery, add some information, benches, flowers, etc. |
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[[Category:Past Featured Article Of The Week]] | [[Category:Past Featured Article Of The Week]] |