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History

In 1846, Mississippi governor A. G. Brown promoted the need for an insane asylum to the state legislature. In 1920, the state hospital was located in Jackson and had 1,670 residents. In 1930, it had 2,649 residents.''Sixteenth Census of the United States: 1940: Population''.

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on August 12, 2011. In 1935, the Mississippi State Insane Asylum moved from a complex of 19th-century buildings in northern

to its current location, the former property of a state penal colony, the Rankin Farm. MSH became overcrowded. It held people with severe mental illness, as well as people suffering from alcoholism, depression, menopause, and other ailments that have been resolved with modern medicine in later generations. In the 1930s, the facility consisted of acres of farmland, including cultivated acres. MSH was a self-sufficient facility, with its own bakery, dairy, laundry, post office,

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hospital, and water wells. Hunter Cole, author of ''The Legs Murder Scandal'', said that in the 1930s, MSH appeared "more like an estate than a prison" due to the fields, meadows, and woodlands in the area. Arrington High, a black man protesting segregationist activities in Mississippi, was confined there in 1957 for the rest of his life. During the time MSH had many

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style buildings. A lake was created in front of the main buildings. Before desegregation, MSH was segregated. White patients resided on the east side of the campus and African-American patients resided on the west side of the campus. Each group had its own group of facilities including chapels, dining halls, recreational facilities, and tuberculosis sanatoria. In 1935, 3,000 residents and 475 employees lived in the facility.

Facilities

Children from age four to 17 years and 11 months who require acute, short-term treatment are treated at the Oak Circle Center (OCC). MSH also has the Chemical Dependency Unit (CDU) to treat people who have alcohol and/or drug addictions.Admissions Information
" Mississippi State Hospital. Retrieved on October 31, 2010. The Lakeside School at MSH provides educational services. The state hospital includes the Jacquith Nursing Home. The

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Whitfield Post Office is located on the property of MSH.Post Office Location - WHITFIELD
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. Retrieved on October 31, 2010. "Post Office Location - WHITFIELD 3550 HIGHWAY 468 W WHITFIELD, MS."Whitfield Campus Map
" Mississippi State Hospital. Retrieved on October 31, 2010. Staff housing is provided by MSH.

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* {{authority control Hospital buildings completed in 1935 Buildings and structures in Rankin County, Mississippi Psychiatric hospitals in Mississippi Hospitals established in 1935 1935 establishments in Mississippi