The History Project

The History Project: The Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum


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The facility’s very name informs us that the hospital was both built in antebellum Virginia and in an era when views about mental health were much less sophisticated. But there’s even more to the story than meets the eye in this landmark structure and its long history.

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The History ProjectBy David Marcum