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Byberry Asylum

Byberry Asylum

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This week we’re taking a trip to Philly to learn about the twisted history of Byberry Asylum.



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Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philadelphia_State_Hospital_at_Byberry

https://www.npr.org/2009/12/30/122017757/wwii-pacifists-exposed-mental-ward-horrors

https://philadelphiaencyclopedia.org/essays/byberry-philadelphia-state-hospital/

https://allthatsinteresting.com/byberry-mental-hospital

https://www.phillymag.com/news/2015/06/28/byberry-mental-institution-survivors/

https://pabook.libraries.psu.edu/literary-cultural-heritage-map-pa/feature-articles/best-intentions-byberry-asylum

https://www.philadelphiastatehospital.com/index.html


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