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Henry Lawrence Eason Jr.

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Henry Lawrence Eason Jr.

Birth
Keysville, Burke County, Georgia, USA
Death
25 Jan 1926 (aged 7)
Gainesville, Alachua County, Florida, USA
Burial
Gainesville, Alachua County, Florida, USA Add to Map
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Name: Henry Lawrence Eason Jr.
Event Date: 25 Jan 1926
Event Place: Gainesville, Alachua, Florida
Age (Original): 7y 10m 25d
Birth Date: 28 Feb 1918
Birthplace: Keysville, Ga.
Father's Name: Henry L. Eason
Father's Birthplace: Gibson, Ga.
Mother's Name: Leila M. Poole
Mother's Birthplace: Ga.
Burial Place: Gainesville, Fla.
Burial Date: 28 Jan 1926

The Florida Farm Colony began in 1915 with the establishment of a legislative commission to study the needs of persons who were "feeble-minded" and epileptic. This resulted in November 1921 with the opening of the Florida Farm Colony for the Feeble-Minded and Epileptic in Gainesville, Florida on a 3000-acre tract. This was the first state-funded program for residents with developmental challenges. It began with three buildings and 240 residents. During the New Deal in the 1930s, the PWA built several more buildings. In 1957, it became the state-run Sunland Training Center, soon followed by other Sunland hospitals across the state. In the 1960s, Sunland centers and hospitals were opened in five other Florida cities. Today it operates under the name of Tacachale DDC.
Name: Henry Lawrence Eason Jr.
Event Date: 25 Jan 1926
Event Place: Gainesville, Alachua, Florida
Age (Original): 7y 10m 25d
Birth Date: 28 Feb 1918
Birthplace: Keysville, Ga.
Father's Name: Henry L. Eason
Father's Birthplace: Gibson, Ga.
Mother's Name: Leila M. Poole
Mother's Birthplace: Ga.
Burial Place: Gainesville, Fla.
Burial Date: 28 Jan 1926

The Florida Farm Colony began in 1915 with the establishment of a legislative commission to study the needs of persons who were "feeble-minded" and epileptic. This resulted in November 1921 with the opening of the Florida Farm Colony for the Feeble-Minded and Epileptic in Gainesville, Florida on a 3000-acre tract. This was the first state-funded program for residents with developmental challenges. It began with three buildings and 240 residents. During the New Deal in the 1930s, the PWA built several more buildings. In 1957, it became the state-run Sunland Training Center, soon followed by other Sunland hospitals across the state. In the 1960s, Sunland centers and hospitals were opened in five other Florida cities. Today it operates under the name of Tacachale DDC.

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Sunland Training Center



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