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GALLERIES

"In 1909 when business and finances were at a low ebb, our state legislature appropriated a small sum of money with which to purchase a tract of land for a state hospital site. For some reason, best known to some of our good citizens of that period, the commission was convinced that the tract near Sedro-Woolley offered the most advantages for a hospital site, so was purchased for that purpose . . ."

—Superintendent Dr. James Winfield Doughty, 1940

INTERIORS

EXTERIORS

PEOPLE

GROUNDS

FARM

CEMETERY

AERIALS

TODAY

VIDEOS

Northern State Hospital Finding Lillian documentary

FINDING LILLIAN

A heartfelt documentary by the Seattle Times about John Horne's work to document grave markers and restore the cemetery, and Carrie Davidson's search for her great-grandmother who died at Northern State.

NSH PUBLIC HISTORY DAY 2022 INTERVIEW

Interviewed by A. Muia, former Northern State nurses Carolyn Swanson and Arne Erickson share their memories of the hospital during its working years.​ Recorded by John Horne.

TODD JOHN DRONE FOOTAGE

Enjoy the splendor of fall colors at Northern State Hospital, with a bird's eye view!

HISTORY OF NORTHERN STATE VIDEO

See the history of Northern State in photos with accompanying captions, from opening to closing.

ABOUT ME

A. Muia is a Northern State Hospital researcher, co-curator of the NSH exhibit at the Sedro-Woolley Museum, and the author of the Northern State Hospital guidebook. For more information on her other writings, visit: www.amuia.net.

Site © 2024 by A. Muia. Copying prohibited without permission.

VISIT

Northern State Hospital is part of the SWIFT Center, owned and operated by the Port of Skagit County. The former NSH farm is owned by Skagit County Parks. Visitors are welcome at the farm and along Hub Drive during daylight hours. Follow signs and stay on the historic route. Access to the inside of buildings is prohibited.

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