Milledgeville State Hospital-GHM 005-24-Baldwin Co
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N 33° 03.095 W 083° 13.331
17S E 292512 N 3659200
In front of Powell Building, State Hospital, Milledgeville
Waymark Code: WM70QA
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 08/15/2009
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In 1837, largely through the influence of Tomlinson Fort and William A. White, the legislature appropriated $20,000 for a dormitory near Milledgeville where the stae´s mentally ill could receive custodail care. A four-story building was opened on this site in 1842 and togethro with various later additions became known as the Center Building. Originally serving only pauper patients, service were expanded for all bona fide citizens. Dr. Thomas F. Green (1847- 1879) and Theophilus O. Powell (1879- 1907).
Type of Marker: Highway
Marker #: 005-24
Date: 1961
Sponsor: GEORGIA HISTORICAL COMMISSION
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