1,382 Comments for Dixmont State Hospital

The awnings on the old postcard are surprising, and change the character of the building.

I thought Gettysburg was a national monument, thus can not be touched by Wal*Mart. I was only there once. Easter Sunday 1964

The've been trying to protect Gettysburg for years. It's such a lovely, hallowed place. I hope it continues to be protected, but who knows? Humankind has been known to build eyesores wherever they can. It's another one of those magical places my Dad introduced me to.

I worked 3-11 Sun thru Thur, as the custodian, at Dixmont, in the late 70's.
I think the residents were more SCARED than scary.
Many of them actually had jobs on the hospital grounds

I crossed this bridge twice a day when I was a custodian.
Reed Hall was the main building at the time.
The entrance was flanked by benches,in an almost park like setting.
Most of the "residents" were ambulatory, and strolled the grounds.
I still live less than three miles away.
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Dixmont had its own steam-generated electric plant,water treatment, fruit orchards, vegetable gardens. it could have been completely self-sufficient if needed

RAGDOLLEDWAHINE, DID YOU KNOW OF THIS SAD TRUE FACT? THERE ARE MORE THAN A FEW SORRY ASS, RICH MFERS OUT THERE CHOMPIN' ON THE BIT BECAUSE THEY CAN'T BUILD ON GETTYSBERG. . . . . . YET.

Thanks for dropping in Twug. Everyone can use that room as often as they want. I hope that Mr. Motts won't mind.
Just want to save him some bandwidth

I made a java chat.. If you all want it.
You can find it here. Might make things a little easier on us all..

http://www.geocities.c...mundane/Opacity.html

Where I live most of the old buildings have been in use since the 1850s. The building I work in right now is now the PHF for the county; however, at one time it was the county hospital. The basement is way creepy. It was the mourge as well as the insanity ward. Now it's just storage.

I've already got permission to take a camera down there. Now I just have to remember to take the camera to work.

From reading the older comments, I've noticed a few names that are no longer active.

I've been exploring old buildings for years. A few years back we had a whole bunch of them here, that were open, and you could walk right in. All of these have become re-occupied again except one which burned to the ground.

Since I've been carrying a camera, I haven't found any that were 'open', but I have walked around the outside of a few. There are several along a major highway that takes you to Atlantic City.

I've been reading and finding that this is a group that I could learn alot from.

I've explored a few places in my hometown when I still lived there, but I never had the foresight to take a camera with me.

Now all that I have to explore where I live are old Gold Mines.... And there isn't much interesting inside a hole in the ground.

Don't worry, Truckie. Sometimes when you wake up after a nice long rest you'll find the mistakes weren't half as bad as you thought. :-)

That's exactly how I feel! I have done that so many doggone times!

DAMN how come you always notice a mistake after you hit the submit button?
I hate it when my fingers type faster than my brain can think. I got to go to bed now I've been up since 2:30am, hell I got to get up in a few hours any way. Damn 3:30am is going to come awful fast.

Either or both. :-)