Craig Colony for Epileptics

Situated at a former Shaker colony,[1] the facility was established in 1896 on 1,900 acres (770 ha).

To be admitted to the Colony, the patient had to be a legal resident of New York State, and been declared epileptic by a physician.

The Peterson Hospital was on the premises, as were a farm, garden, and dairy.

[6][4] Even though there were approximately 2,000 patients at the colony in 1967, it closed its doors the following year.

This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain: Managers and Officers of the Craig Colony's Annual Report (1922)