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Southwestern State Hospital (Historic Asylums)

Southwestern State Hospital

Marion, Virginia

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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