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This institution opened as Southwestern Lunatic Asylum on May 17, 1887. It was renamed as Southwestern State Hospital in 1935. In 1986 demolition commenced and a new institution named Southwestern Virginia Mental Health Institute (SWVMHI) replaced it.
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