The South Carolina State Hospital Stories from Bull Street - Landmarks

Nearly two decades after it closed, the South Carolina State Hospital continues to hold a palpable mystique in Columbia and throughout the state.Founded in 1821 as the South Carolina Lunatic Asylum, it housed, fed and treated thousands of patients incapable of surviving on their own. The patient population in 1961 eclipsed 6,600, well above its listed capacity of 4,823, despite an operating budget that ranked forty-fifth out of the forty-eight states. By the mid-1990s, the patient population had fallen under 700, and the hospital had become a symbol of captivity, horror and chaos. Author William Buchheit details this history through the words and interviews of those who worked on the iconic campus.

ISBN:	9781467144728
Publisher:	Arcadia Publishing
Imprint:	The History Press
Published date:	13 Jan 2020
DEWEY:	362.2109757
DEWEY edition:	23
Language:	English
Number of pages:	159
Weight:	20g
Height:	229mm
Width:	152mm
Spine width:	8mm

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