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The Craig Colony
May 29, 2013
By David Mack-Hardiman, Contributor and Douglas Platt, Contributor Nicholas DiGesare, Cemetery Photography The Craig Colony for Epileptics was established in 1894 to meet the needs of New York’s indigent population who had epilepsy. The first patients were admitted in 1896. Craig Colony was constructed on over 1,900 acres using the “cottage plan,” a cluster of smaller buildings rather than one large structure. This institution also began to admit people with intellectual disabilities in 1935. …