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Extravagant Fireplace

Phys Aid II

I worked at NSH from 1970 to 1974. The Brigham building had a tunnel that went to the main kitchen. We used it to walk the patients to breakfast, lunch and dinner. You can not access the tunnels from the outside. I worked in K-6, Kettle building 6th floor police hold ward. Most of the patients there were sent there by the local jails because they did not want to deal with the people. A lot of the patients were LSD burn outs, still on their "Trip" from Woodstock. I went to the Lodge Bld many times to restrain PTs from the Hartford area that were combative towards other PTs. and staff. We did our best to help every patient that was on our wards. We did care for them, they were fellow human beings. NSH isn't haunted, that's a bunch of bull! I lived on the ground in the "Male Home" across from the Nurses Home at the north end of the property. I used the tunnles during bad weather to walk to work out of the snow and rain. The fireplace in the Admin Bld. was never used, it was just for show, a grand fireplace just as NSH was a grand hospital.

Location: Norwich State Hospital  Gallery: Lockdown