Anna Hunt Marsh Bridge | Anna Hunt Marsh
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Anna Hunt Marsh - Special Student Edition (Brattleboro Area Middle School Students & BHS)
About
Anna Hunt Marsh established the "Vermont Asylym for the Insane" with a bequest of $10,000 in 1834. Today it is known as the "Brattleboro Retreat". She was the first woman credited with starting a hospital for the mentally ill. Her vision was a facility patterned on a Quaker concept called moral treatment. It was one of the first "humane" mental health hospitals in the US. In addition to the Brattleboro Retreat, Marsh also made provisions to ensure the preservation of Wantastiquet.
Tour Stop Location: Anna Hunt Marsh bridge - (Island Park)
Research & Production
Audio Production, Research & Narration:
Brattleboro Historical Society/ Brattleboro Area Middle School students with Joe Rivers
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Anna Hunt Marsh Bridge, Cheshire County, NH
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BAMS@WKVT Video
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