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An additional recreation center was built on the campus in September 1997 by the Army National Guard. The Guard Recreation Center contained slides, swings, see-saws, and an obstacle course. <ref>"Guard Building Recreation Center." The Hartford Courant, sec. Local News, Putnam: 30B. July 19, 1977. Digital. Accessed 09/24/2013.</ref> | An additional recreation center was built on the campus in September 1997 by the Army National Guard. The Guard Recreation Center contained slides, swings, see-saws, and an obstacle course. <ref>"Guard Building Recreation Center." The Hartford Courant, sec. Local News, Putnam: 30B. July 19, 1977. Digital. Accessed 09/24/2013.</ref> | ||
| − | The facility is still open | + | The facility is still open as a DDS and DORS satellite office and facility for daytime vocational programs, however patients are no longer housed on the Dempsey campus |
== Images of John N Dempsey Regional Center == | == Images of John N Dempsey Regional Center == | ||
Latest revision as of 15:39, 15 February 2017
| John N Dempsey Regional Center | |
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| Opened | 1965 |
| Current Status | Active |
| Building Style | Single Building |
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History
The John N Dempsey Regional Center opened in 1965 in Putnam, Connecticut. [1]
An additional recreation center was built on the campus in September 1997 by the Army National Guard. The Guard Recreation Center contained slides, swings, see-saws, and an obstacle course. [2]
The facility is still open as a DDS and DORS satellite office and facility for daytime vocational programs, however patients are no longer housed on the Dempsey campus
Images of John N Dempsey Regional Center
Main Image Gallery: John N Dempsey Regional Center
References
- ↑ Alvarez, Walter C., M.D. "Schools for Mentally Retarded Develops Ability to do Something." Spokane Daily Chronicle, sec. Medical Column: 4. June 27th, 1966 1966. Print.
- ↑ "Guard Building Recreation Center." The Hartford Courant, sec. Local News, Putnam: 30B. July 19, 1977. Digital. Accessed 09/24/2013.
