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History of Green County, Wisconsin. together with biographies of
representative citizens. history of Wisconsin, embracing accounts of the
pre-historic races, and a brief account of its territorial and state
governments. (1884)

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                       COUNTY INSANE ASYLUM.

On the 18th of November, 1881, $2,000 were appropriated to build an asylum
for the chronic insane of Green county, on the poor farm, not to exceed in
cost, $6,000. The building was let to Churchill, Dodge & Soaper,
contractors, for $6,390. The building was completed in the fall of 1882.

The building is 34x68 feet ; is two stories in height; and has a capacity
for forty inmates. The number of the insane at present (1884) in this
asylum, is thirty-six. R. C. Whitcomb, the overseer of the poor house and
farm, is also overseer of the asylum, at this time (1884) and has been
since its opening for patients.

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