Stone Water Towers of the Ohio Hospital For Epileptics

Gallia County · Mill Creek Road, Gallipolis, OH, 45631 -- At site of water towers

Side A: These three stone water towers were erected by local craftsmen in 1892 and serviced the Ohio Hospital for Epileptics until 1950. The sandstone of the uncoursed masonry walls was quarried from the surrounding hills. The hospital facility, a former Union Hospital site during the Civil War, was the first of its kind in the United States. The towers were restored in 1981-1982. Side B: Same

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