Roosevelt Island - New York, NY
Posted by: bluesnote
N 40° 45.678 W 073° 57.014
18T E 588605 N 4512789
Countless classics mentioned the insane asylums of the late 1800s including Charles Dickens.
Waymark Code: WMZWJD
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 01/14/2019
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The plaque that mentions the works is located inside the New York Public Library Roosevelt Island Branch. The plaque says, "Formerly known as Blackwell's Island, it was the site of the New York City Lunatic Asylum that was the basis for Nellie Bly's expose in Ten Days in a Mad-House (1887). Charles Dickens also speaks of it in his American Notes (1842). The island was also the site of a penitentiary mentioned in Horatio Alger's Ragged Dick (1867); Stephen Crane's novelette "Maggie, a Girl of the Streets" (1893); O. Henry's short story "The Cop and the Anthem" (1904) and Eugene O'Neil's the Hairy Ape (1922)."
Short Description: Many books mention Roosevelt Island
Book Title: Ten Days in a Mad-House
First Year Published: 1887
Author's Name: Nellie Bly
Name of Waymarked Item: Roosevelt Island
Location of Item: New York City
Admission Price?: 0.00 (listed in local currency)
More Information: Not listed
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