Seeking Asylum: The History of Sykesville's Springfield Hospital

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History and Genealogy

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Join Sykesville Gate House Museum curator, Adrienne Smith, as she shares photos, maps, and documents about the 1896 founding of Springfield Hospital and how its creation showed a turning point in the treatment and perception of individuals with mental illness in America's public healthcare settings. See more photos and learn about the Gate House, Sykesville's free public history museum here.

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