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Dorothea Lynde Dix

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

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.

Barry Lawrence Ruderman Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

Marker data: New Jersey Historical Commission

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