Denmar State Hospital
N 38° 05.177 W 080° 13.323
17S E 568222 N 4215674
Denmar Sanitarium established in 1938 to treat African Americans with tuberculosis.
Waymark Code: WMH3J2
Location: West Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 05/16/2013
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Denmar State Hospital
Established as Denmar Sanitarium in 1938 as a state site to treat African Americans with tuberculosis. Location considered ideal at 2,200 feet above sea level, overlooking the Greenbrier River. Act of the Legislature in 1957 changed to Denmar State Hospital for the chronically ill. Closed in 1990; converted to a correctional facility in 1993. A number of patients who died here are interred in nearby cemetery.
Marker Number: none
Marker Title: Denmar State Hospital
Marker Location: South East of Demnar road.
County or Independent City: Pocahontas County
Web Site: [Web Link]
Marker Program Sponsor: West Virginia Division of Archives and History, 2004
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