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| Georgia Tuberculosis Sanatorium | |
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| Opened | 1911/1926 |
| Current Status | Closed |
| Building Style | Single Building |
| Location | Alto, GA |
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History
In 1911 the state of Georgia opened a public sanatorium in Banks County for the treatment of tuberculosis. The sanatorium was the state's most ambitious health project up to that time, and marked a new interest in public health, a product of the Progressive era. A new facility was built in 1926, and patients were transported via a tunnel trolley from the railroad. It was later converted into the Lee Arrendale State Prison.
