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|Body= The [[Monroe County Infirmary|Monroe County Care Center]] has seen tremendous growth over the past 100 years. In 1899, a vision was fulfilled and the doors opened on a facility designed to meet the needs of the less fortunate. The building , known as the Monroe County Infirmary, was erected at a cost of $40,000 and served approximately 45 residents.
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|Body= By 1900, overcrowding in [[Pilgrim State Hospital|city asylums was becoming a major problem]] that many tried to resolve. One answer was to put the mentally ill to work farming in a relaxing setting on what was then rural Long Island. The new state hospitals were dubbed "Farm Colonies" because of their live-and-work treatment programs, agricultural focus and patient facilities.    
 
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Revision as of 03:29, 15 September 2019

Featured Image Of The Week

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By 1900, overcrowding in city asylums was becoming a major problem that many tried to resolve. One answer was to put the mentally ill to work farming in a relaxing setting on what was then rural Long Island. The new state hospitals were dubbed "Farm Colonies" because of their live-and-work treatment programs, agricultural focus and patient facilities.