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Battle Creek Sanitarium | My great grandmother, Rosabel Tenn… | Flickr Old Hospital, Abandoned Asylums, Battle Creek, Old Buildings, Ghost Towns, Early 1900s, Real Photos, See Picture, Family Vacation

My great grandmother, Rosabel Tenney, was the librarian at the Battle Creek Sanitarium for many years. The sanitarium was built in 1878 and some of the buildings burnt down in 1902. I'm not sure, if this postcard picture is part of the original or newer building. There were between 800-1000 employees with up to 1,000 patients. Here is some interesting info about it. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_Creek_Sanitarium

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Battle Creek | Michigan, United States | Britannica Army Post, Battle Creek, Seventh Day Adventist, National Cemetery, Vacation Usa, Trivia Quiz, Random Facts, House Museum, World Cities

Battle Creek, city, Calhoun county, south-central Michigan, U.S. It lies at the juncture of Battle Creek with the Kalamazoo River, about 20 miles (30 km) east of Kalamazoo and about 45 miles (70 km) southwest of Lansing. Settled in 1831 and named in 1834 for a “battle” that had taken place on the riverbank between two Indians and two members of a surveying party, it became a flour- and woolen-mill centre and the headquarters of the Seventh-day Adventist denomination. In 1866 the Adventists…

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