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This photograph was taken at one of the hospital’s cemeteries off Arlington in south Toledo. It shows the lack of visible grave markers, and the depressions left in the ground from the collapsing graves. Click on the image to view a larger image.

The older of the two cemeteries on the Toledo State Hospital grounds

The second of two cemeteries on the former grounds of the Toledo State Hospital, now the University of Toledo’s Health Science Campus. Click on this image to view an enlargment of this photograph.

The second cemetery, now on the University of Toledo Health Sciences Campus

Aerial photograph of the former Toledo State Hospital grounds

Photograph showing a grave marker with the deceased's patient number instead of name

Stone marker with the patient's number

Stone marker with the patient's name

Toledo State Hospital Cemetery Reclamation Project - Call to action!

For additional information on the Toledo State Hospital Cemetery, visitors are welcome to contact the Northcoast Behavioral Healthcare Center, the Toledo-Lucas County Public Library, and the Wood County Historical Society.

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Attics, Almshouses, and Asylums - Care for People with Mental Illnesses - Selected Exhibits