Hopemont State Hospital
N 39° 26.163 W 079° 31.191
17S E 627381 N 4366212
A sign telling us about the history of the hospital located here.
Waymark Code: WMD1T3
Location: West Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 11/07/2011
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Hopemont State Hospital
Established in 1911 by an act of the Legislature as the State Tuberculosis Sanitarium. In 1921, name was changed to the Hopemont Sanitarium and to the Hopemont State Hospital for the chronically ill, aged, and infirm in 1965.
Marker Number: na
Marker Title: Hopement State Hospital
Marker Location: Rt 7 east of Terra Alta, WV
County or Independent City: Terra Alta
Web Site: [Web Link]
Marker Program Sponsor: West Virginia Department of Archives and History, 1975
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