It is now called Hudson River Psychiatric Center. The one for the criminally insane was in Beacon, NY and was called Matteawan State Hospital. That bldg is now part of the NYS prison system. The one in Wassaic was for the developmentally disabled. It was sold several years ago. Maureen >I believe it was called Hudson River State Hospital. There was also >one to the east of Poughkeepsie for the the criminally insane. I >believe it started with a "W" such as Waisaic. > >Larry > >doscher@ibm.net wrote: >> >> Sharon, >> >> There was such a hospital in Poughkeepsie NY, on Rt 9 North. I >> do not recall the exact name, but either check with the NYS Mental >> Health Dept. in Albany NY, or call Marist College in Poughkeepsie. >> (Area code 914). Marist is just down the street from the hospital >> and someone will probably know the name and address. The site >> was closed as a hospital in the mid-80's and was about 100 years >> old was closed. >> >> David Doscher >> > > >==== GEN-NYS Mailing List ==== >Have you forgotten how to UNSUBSCRIBE? >Visit the GEN-NYS-L Frequently Asked Questions (And Answers!) web page: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~nozell/GEN-NYS-L/FAQ/GEN-NYS-L.txt >