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'''Sanatorium''' is a community in [[Simpson County, Mississippi]], [[United States|U.S.]], northwest of [[Magee, Mississippi|Magee]]. The community was named for the Mississippi Tuberculosis Sanatorium, founded in 1916,<ref name="Asylum Projects">{{cite web| title = Mississippi State Sanatarium | url = http://www.asylumprojects.org/index.php?title=Mississippi_State_Sanatorium }}</ref> which was a hospital for TB patients from 1918 to the 1950s. In 1976, the old Sanatorium facilities were transferred to the [[Mississippi Department of Mental Health]] and renamed [[Boswell Regional Center]], which is now an Intermediate Care Facility for Persons with Mental Retardation and other developmental disabilities (ICF-MR). Its central building, Dexter Hall, received a Heritage Award for Restoration in 2014.<ref name="Heritage Award">{{cite web| title = Dexter Hall, Boswell Regional Center, Magee: Mississippi Heritage Trust | url = http://www.mississippiheritage.com/dexter-hall-boswell-regional-center-magee/ }}</ref> |
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Sanatorium lies between the current U. S. Highway 49 and Highway 149 (Old Highway 49), and was once home to the only drive-in movie theatre in the region. The ruins of the screen can still be seen from the old highway. George Grubbs, a [[Simpson County]] judge,<ref>{{cite web | title=Mississippi Association for Justice | url=http://www.lawyerlegion.com/associations/civil-justice/mississippi-(maj)/}}</ref> owned the hotel on Highway 149 which was converted into a [[halfway house]] in the 1990s.<ref>{{cite web | title=New Life Fellowship | url=http://www.nlfmagee.com/}}</ref> The community and hospital were the setting for Margaret Drake's young adult novel, ''Sanatorium Girl'', set in 1921, copyrighted in 2005. [[Legion Lake]], a state-operated recreational lake, sits due north of the community. In the 1990s, the Sanatorium postal address was abolished, and the local post office on the grounds of Boswell Regional Center was demolished.<ref name = Rails>{{cite web | title = Mississippi Rails | url = http://www.msrailroads.com/Towns/Sanatorium.htm }}</ref> |
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| official_name = Sanatorium, Mississippi |
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| image_skyline = Sanatorium, Mississippi.png |
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| subdivision_name2 = [[Simpson County, Mississippi|Simpson]] |
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| timezone = [[Central Time Zone|Central (CST)]] |
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| elevation_ft = 528 |
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| coordinates = {{coord|31|53|55.57|N|89|46|39.27|W|region:US-MS|display=inline,title}} |
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| area_code = [[Area code 601|601]] |
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| blank_info = 677315<ref name=GNIS>{{cite gnis|677315|Sanatorium}}</ref> |
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'''Sanatorium''' is an unincorporated community in [[Simpson County, Mississippi|Simpson County]], [[Mississippi]], United States, northwest of [[Magee, Mississippi|Magee]]. The community was named for the Mississippi Tuberculosis Sanatorium, founded in 1916,<ref name="Asylum Projects">{{cite web| title = Mississippi State Sanatorium | url = http://www.asylumprojects.org/index.php?title=Mississippi_State_Sanatorium }}</ref> which was a hospital for [[tuberculosis]] patients from 1918 to the 1950s. |
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*[http://www.brc.state.ms.us/images/tbs2.pdf Information on the Mississippi Tuberculosis Sanatorium] |
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*[http://etd.lsu.edu/docs/available/etd-04282010-140659/unrestricted/BaggettThesis.pdf Treatment of Tuberculosis at the Mississippi Tuberculosis Sanatorium] |
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In 1976, the old Sanatorium facilities were transferred to the [[Mississippi Department of Mental Health]] and renamed [[Boswell Regional Center]], which is now an Intermediate Care Facility for Persons with Mental Retardation and other developmental disabilities (ICF-MR). Its central building, Dexter Hall, received a Heritage Award for Restoration in 2014.{{citation needed|date=February 2022}} |
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Sanatorium lies between the current [[U.S. Route 49]] and [[Mississippi Highway 149]] (Old Highway 49), and it was once home to the only drive-in movie theatre in the region. The Scaife (San) Hotel on Highway 149 which was converted into a [[halfway house]] in the 1990s. The hotel was destroyed by fire on May 18, 2020.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Honea |first1=Sue |title=Watching History Burn |url=https://mageenews.com/watching-history-burn/ |access-date=9 September 2024 |publisher=Magee News |date=19 May 2020}}</ref> |
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[[Legion Lake]], a state-operated recreational lake, sits due north of the community. In the 1990s, the Sanatorium postal address was abolished, and the local post office on the grounds of Boswell Regional Center was demolished.<ref name = Rails>{{cite web | title = Mississippi Rails | url = http://www.msrailroads.com/Towns/Sanatorium.htm | accessdate= July 1, 2018 }}</ref> |
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[[Category:Unincorporated communities in Simpson County, Mississippi]] |
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Latest revision as of 23:50, 9 September 2024
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| Coordinates: 31°53′55.57″N 89°46′39.27″W / 31.8987694°N 89.7775750°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Mississippi |
| County | Simpson |
| Elevation | 528 ft (161 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 601 |
| GNIS feature ID | 677315[1] |
Sanatorium is an unincorporated community in Simpson County, Mississippi, United States, northwest of Magee. The community was named for the Mississippi Tuberculosis Sanatorium, founded in 1916,[2] which was a hospital for tuberculosis patients from 1918 to the 1950s.
In 1976, the old Sanatorium facilities were transferred to the Mississippi Department of Mental Health and renamed Boswell Regional Center, which is now an Intermediate Care Facility for Persons with Mental Retardation and other developmental disabilities (ICF-MR). Its central building, Dexter Hall, received a Heritage Award for Restoration in 2014.[citation needed]
Sanatorium lies between the current U.S. Route 49 and Mississippi Highway 149 (Old Highway 49), and it was once home to the only drive-in movie theatre in the region. The Scaife (San) Hotel on Highway 149 which was converted into a halfway house in the 1990s. The hotel was destroyed by fire on May 18, 2020.[3]
Legion Lake, a state-operated recreational lake, sits due north of the community. In the 1990s, the Sanatorium postal address was abolished, and the local post office on the grounds of Boswell Regional Center was demolished.[4]
References
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- ^ "Sanatorium". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Mississippi State Sanatorium".
- ^ Honea, Sue (May 19, 2020). "Watching History Burn". Magee News. Retrieved September 9, 2024.
- ^ "Mississippi Rails". Retrieved July 1, 2018.
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