Eastern State Hospital (Virginia)
Coordinates: 37°17′17.8″N 76°44′5.3″W / 37.288278°N 76.734806°W / 37.288278; -76.734806
Eastern State Hospital, located in Williamsburg, Virginia, was the first public facility in the United States constructed solely for the care and treatment of the mentally ill, and remains in operation today.
Read more about Eastern State Hospital (Virginia): Francis Fauquier and The Enlightenment, Civil War and Decline, Restoration
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