Historical Marker

Milledgeville State Hospital

Milledgeville · Baldwin County · Erected 1961

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The Story

Opened in 1842 as Georgia's first asylum, this institution grew into one of the world's largest mental hospitals, housing some 12,000 patients by the 1960s. Its scale and conditions left a sobering legacy.

About this site

Milledgeville State Hospital is a historical marker in Milledgeville, Baldwin County, erected in 1961. It is one of 49 historical markers documented in Baldwin County, among 113 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 33.0516, -83.2221 near Milledgeville. The nearest cataloged historic site is Cornerstone/Auditorium Building (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Central Building, State Lunatic Asylum, Storehouse, State Lunatic Asylum, and The Green Building.

This record is drawn from Georgia historical-marker records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.

📍 33.0516, -83.2221 · Milledgeville, Baldwin County

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