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Crownsville State Hospital
The Crownsville Hospital Center was a psychiatric hospital located in Crownsville, Maryland. It was in operation from 1911 until 2004. History Background Crownsville Hospital Center was enabled by an act of the Maryland General Assembly on April 11, 1910 as the Hospital for the Negro Insane of Maryland. This act also explicitly specified that the facility should not be located in Baltimore, Maryland, Baltimore. On December 13, 1910, the Board of Managers purchased land which had formerly been farmed for willow and tobacco, located at Crownsville, Maryland, for the sum of $19,000. On May 23, 1910, Dr. Dan Hempeck was designated the first Superintendent. The facility was founded following a 1908 report of "The Maryland State Lunacy Commission" which stated: As early as 1899, the Maryland Lunacy Commission stated in its Annual Report: Again in its 1900 report it stated: In 1888, an article titled "The Need of An Asylum or Hospital for the Separate Care and Treatment of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crownsville, Maryland
Crownsville is a census-designated place (CDP) in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States. The population was 1,757 at the 2010 census. It hosts the Anne Arundel County Fair each September, as well as the annual Maryland Renaissance Festival for several summer weekends. A state psychiatric hospital was formerly in Crownsville. The area offers waterfront scenery and easy access to urban metropolitan areas and culture. Geography Crownsville is located at (39.024149, −76.598295), northwest of Annapolis, the state capital. Maryland Route 178 (Generals Highway) runs through the center of the CDP, and Interstate 97 forms the southwestern edge of the CDP, with access from the north via Exit 5. According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , all land. However, waterfront communities such as Arden On The Severn and Herald Harbor have Crownsville addresses. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 1,670 people, 485 households, and 392 f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |