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==Cemetery== | ==Cemetery== | ||
β | Approximately 1,500 people are buried in the Northern State Cemetery while there is only one tombstone. Since the hospital closed, the grounds fell in to disrepair and many of the | + | Approximately 1,500 people are buried in the Northern State Cemetery while there is only one tombstone. Since the hospital closed, the grounds fell in to disrepair and many of the cremation headstones that identified the deceased patients by initials and number were removed or stolen. In recent years the grounds were funded for maintenance and some restoration, and around 100 of the original cremation headstones can be viewed at the site, including some of the oldest ones. A memorial plaque for those who died at Northern State Hospital was erected. Most records pertaining to burials were lost when the hospital closed. |
β | A | + | A crematorium was reportedly in use from 1912 to about 1955, after which the hospital is assumed to have contracted with a local crematoria and the facility at the hospital may have been dismantled or left unused. http://www.skagitriverjournal.com/NearbyS-W/NSH/NSH1-Intro.html |
+ | Although unclear, a structure resembling a coal powered crematoria is left partially standing and graffiti stained behind both the cemetery grounds and the dairy quarters where farm hands resided. Although overgrown, a small trail can still be followed (as of July 2021) to see this structure, although entering it is against the Northern State Recreation Area regulations as it is unsound. | ||
β | When NSH was closed, there were 204 containers of cremated remains stored in the | + | When NSH was closed, there were 204 containers of cremated remains stored in the morgue. The morgue attendant had never gotten around to burying them. The unclaimed ashes were buried at Hawthorne cemetery in Mount Vernon.[citation needed] |
==Links== | ==Links== |