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Development of New York State Institutions 1851 - 1899
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Asylum for Idiots in Albany
1851 Hervey B. Wilbur opens the Asylum for Idiots in Albany, an experimental school for the treatment training and cure of New York's' idiotic population, at the request of the New York State
Onondaga County, New York
1854: cornerstone for the Idiot Asylum is laid at Syracuse, Onondaga County, New York ()
August 10th
1855: First pupils arrive at the Idiot Asylum, August 10th.
Randall's Island is constructed
1860: Idiot Asylum at Randall's Island is constructed. An Idiot school is opened there in 1866. New York County, Manhattan Borough.
Newark
1878 The New York State Asylum for Feeble-minded women of Childbearing Age is opened in Newark, New York. Wayne County
The House of Refuge for Women at Hudson
1887: The House of Refuge for Women at Hudson, NY opens , it will be an institution for women aged 15 to 30 years of age
Syracuse
1891: Syracuse changes its name to the New York State Institution for Feeble Minded Children
Oneida Custodial Asylum
1893 The Oneida Custodial Asylum opened in Rome New York, Oneida County. One Year later it is known as the State Custodial Asylum for Unteachable Idiots.
Craig Colony
1894 Dr. William P. Spratling was appointed the first superintendent of Craig Colony
Patients arrive at Craig Colony
1896 The first Patients arrive at Craig Colony for Epileptics in Sonyea, New York, Livingston County