Colorado State Hospital opened in Pueblo, CO in 1879. At its peak, in 1961, it operated out of 75 buildings on 300 acres of land and had a population 6,100 patients. While the hospital is still active, it serves a much smaller population and has a newer forensic hospital on site.
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http://theemptyplaces.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/IMG_6150.jpgMany of the patients graves were sadly neglected and forgotten over the years, as is the story at many State Hospitals. Headstones were removed, or decayed, and patients who lived and died inside these state hospitals became lost to this history. Many hospitals have tried to correct this but are often unable to match former patients with their proper graves. Monuments are left instead, apologizing for the harsh and sad reality.
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For more information on this hospital visit its museum website http://www.cmhipmuseum.org