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Military base in Washington becomes an "insane asylum."

Date: 1871

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Decommissioned military bases, used for housing soldiers during initial waves of colonization, are often repurposed for hospitals, asylums, residential schools, and more.

The Western State Hospital is developed while Washington is still a territory, becoming part of the initial public infrastructure.