 In honor of Veterans Day, we're going to be sharing Tuberculosis Thursday posts about veterans all month long. The first is one of our most frequently-asked-about places, Sunmount Veterans Administration Hospital! This facility, located on the edge of Tupper Lake, opened in 1924. The VA created the hospital to treat veterans following the huge surge of TB cases among veterans of World War I. It was in operation as a VA hospital until 1965.
Prior to the opening of the hospital, the VA had contracts to house tubercular veterans at various private cure cottages in Saranac Lake. To learn more about the history of this facility, visit our wiki.
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89 Church Street, Suite 2, Saranac Lake, New York 12983
(518) 891-4606 - [email protected]
89 Church Street, Suite 2, Saranac Lake, New York 12983
(518) 891-4606 - [email protected]
Historic Saranac Lake is funded in part by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature,
and an Essex County Arts Council Cultural Assistance Program Grant supported by the Essex County Board of Supervisors.
and an Essex County Arts Council Cultural Assistance Program Grant supported by the Essex County Board of Supervisors.
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