The NSH Farm Ward

I was just going through some documents about the hospital and discovered some info about the hospital farm. I thought I would share…
Just like out at the Western State Hospital farm (now Steilacoom Park), I never knew that there was a seasonal ward for patients working on the farm during crop season at NSH.  Out at Western State, the ward was called, the hill ward.  Later on, it became known as “the ruins”. 
This picture of Northern State’s farm ward was taken between the 1940s and 1950s.
So remember…the hospital farm isn’t just a great place to throw a frisbee ~ it’s also tangible history!
Northern State Hospital, by Jeanie Bennett-Packer, is on sale through Createspace, Amazon and in stock at Village Books, The Tattered Page Bookstore and the Sedro-Woolley Museum.