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THE KANSAS CITY STAR, Sunday, August 11, 2013, page A1 and A8Context
'Memories linger for asylum workers', Hospital is nearly gone, but former employees are making sure it's not forgotten' by Donald Bradley. This article focuses on the Nevada, MO State Hospital No. 3. A picture on the first page of the article reads "No headstones are visible at the Nevada State Hospital Cemetery, but former workers at Lunatic Asylum No. 3 are preserving its history in a book" The article talks about earlier times when the sprawling complex of red brick buildings connected by underground tunnels opened in 1887. At its peak, more than 2,000 people lived inside the walls.
The article continues on page A8 - 'HOSPITAL: Odd tales and ghost sightings abound at the facility'. It is a full-page accounting of the people and events that took place at the asylum and the idea to publish a cookbook to preserve its history. Pictures include: 'Linda Chesnut displayed a picture of the expanse of buildings that opened in 1887 called Lunatic Asylum No. 3 while standing on the site where the facility was once located. Chestnut is spearheading a historical cookbook from the hospital that will include history and stories from former employees'; Tom Pyle started working at Lunatic Asylum No. 3 in Nevada, Mo., in 1947 as a food-service manager. Pyle visited a collection of pictures and artifacts from the hospital at the Bushwhacker Museum in Nevada.'; '104-year-old Mary Ellen Liter started work at Lunatic Asylum No. 3 in 1930 with her husband, Bill. They lived in an apartment over the bakery. This tin eagle was once mounted over the entrance.'; and 'The Bushwhacker Museum has pictures of Lunatic Asylum No. 3. The facility was designed in what was known as the Kirkbride style of mental health facilities, according to Al Fenske, who wrote the 100-year history.'Lexicon
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