Dixmont State Hospital Cemetery

Kilbuck Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA

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Dixmont State Hospital Cemetery
N 40° 31.509 W 080° 06.681
17T E 575271 …

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The Dixmont State Hospital opened November 11, 1862 and soon grew to c…

Added by: Mike Wintermantel on 17 Mar 2013

On May 26, 2007, a group of over 50 volunteers donated their time and …

Added by: Mike Wintermantel on 17 Mar 2013

This cemetery contains the graves of over 1,300 patients, buried from …

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Dixmont State Hospital Cemetery

Added: 30 Jan 2007
Find a Grave Cemetery ID: 2205074

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Dixmont State Hospital Cemetery
N 40° 31.509 W 080° 06.681
17T E 575271 N 4486425

In Kilbuck Township, PA, this cemetery, still owned by the state, contains about 1300 graves with nothing but a number on a simple stone marking each sight.

Dixmont Hospital was a mental institution named after Dorothea Dix, a famous mental health rights activist. Construction started in 1856 and its doors opened in 1862. In 1984 they closed their doors and soon after, buildings started coming down. The property, covering close to 400 acres, was like a small town! Today, all that is left is the cemetery.

Most of the patients were buried in wicker coffins and pine boxes. The graves were dug in straight lines, but today, the lines aren't so straight. They have slowly been sliding a little too!

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The Dixmont State Hospital opened November 11, 1862 and soon grew to capacity over the years to house over 1,000 patients. Many of them were brought to the hospital under horrendous conditions. Abandoned by family and friends. And it was there that most of them spent the remainder of their lives.

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On May 26, 2007, a group of over 50 volunteers donated their time and services to the Dixmont Cemetery clean-up project, clearing away fallen trees, overgrown brush, and debris from nature.

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This cemetery contains the graves of over 1,300 patients, buried from May 26th, 1863 to March 8, 1937, some of whom were Veterans of the Civil War, World War I and World War II. The hospital was closed in 1984, and demolished in 2006. This marker is dedicated to the men and women laid here to rest.

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