Western Lunatic Asylum of Kentucky
1848
Public mental health institution. Located in Hopkinsville, Kentucky. Created in February 1848. First patients arrived in 1854. Main building destroyed by fire on November 30, 1861. Superintendent(s): Dr. S. Annan and Dr. James Rodman.
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Western Lunatic Asylum of Kentucky. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32215336 (November 12, 2026).
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