Dorothea Lynde Dix

Dorothea Lynde Dix is a New Jersey historical marker in Mercer County, dedicated 1939.

Mercer County · dedicated 1939 · County Rd. Sanhican Drive, Lower gate to State Hospital, opp. Pole 63124TN. · location approximate

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Pioneer advocate of humane care for mental patients the world over. Commissioned chief nurse, Union Army, in Civil War. Honored guest during closing years of life in this, the first Mental Hospital in Ner Jersey, established by her efforts 1848.

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