Palm Trees in front of the Danville State Hospital (About 1909?)
In September of 1888, when describing his stay at Danville State Hospital, Ira Milton Lewis wrote:
"There Is also a greenhouse containing a palm tree and many rare plants and flowers. The lawns are well kept and dotted with a great variety of shrubbery. The hospital is surrounded with a series of mountains and hills, giving a great variety of scenery. The admirer of nature can feast bis eyes continually upon its beauties."
Read his entire letter here:
https://susquehannavalley.blogspot.com/2022/01/letter-from-lunatic-about-his-stay-at.html
"There Is also a greenhouse containing a palm tree and many rare plants and flowers. The lawns are well kept and dotted with a great variety of shrubbery. The hospital is surrounded with a series of mountains and hills, giving a great variety of scenery. The admirer of nature can feast bis eyes continually upon its beauties."
Read his entire letter here:
https://susquehannavalley.blogspot.com/2022/01/letter-from-lunatic-about-his-stay-at.html
It appears the palm trees were brought out to the front lawn, in planters, in the summer months.
A better view of the palm trees in planters
The greenhouse at DSH
Throughout the 1960s, garden club tours frequently included a stop at this green house.
A view of the beautifully landscaped front lawn.
"The building was fronted by a lawn of 45 acres, eventually laid out by Donald G. Mitchell, and, being on a slight eminence, overlooked the Susquehanna, which latter supplied the water and received the sewage."
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