Florida State Hospital is a hospital and psychiatric hospital in Chattahoochee, Florida. Established in 1876, it was Florida’s only state mental institution until 1947.
This film from 1973 “shows the grounds of the hospital, staff and patients. Individual staff members go over special activities, training programs and equipment. Produced by WFSU-TV.” Florida Memory
https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/253099
Out of Mind, Out of Sight: A Revealing History of the Florida State Hospital at Chattahoochee and Mental Health Care in Florida by Sally J. Ling
Chronicles from Chattahoochee from Sally J. Ling, author of Out of Mind, Out of Sight. “I am happy to introduce a new page to our Chattahoochee section – Chronicles from Chattahoochee – real stories from people who either trained or worked at the institution. While these stories didn’t make it into the first edition of Out of Mind, Out of Sight because I learned of them after publication, they give true insight into the workings of the institution and the relationships between staff and patients.” https://sallyjling.com/chronicles-chattahoochee/
Files housed at USGENWEB:
(Not dated) Report of Inspection & Survey of Florida State Hospital, Chattahoochee, Gadsden Co., FL
1961 Report: Findings on Conditions at Florida State Hospital, Chattahoochee, Gadsden Co., FL
1961 Testimony from Patients, Florida State Hospital, Chattahoochee, Gadsden Co., FL
1961 Testimony from Attendants, Florida State Hospital, Chattahoochee, Gadsden Co., FL
1961 Testimony from Physicians, Florida State Hospital, Chattahoochee, Gadsden Co., FL
1962 Survey of Mental Health Needs, Florida Association for Mental Health
1963 Report of Subcommittee on Mental Health, Florida Legislative Council
1960 Letter regarding Florida State Hospital, Chattahoochee, Gadsden Co., FL
1975 Letters regarding Florida State Hospital, Chattahoochee, Gadsden Co., FL
1976 Newspaper article about Florida State Hospital Cemetery, Chattahoochee, Gadsden Co., FL
Florida State Hospital Cemetery Indexes
2011 Preservation Assessment of Cemeteries at the Florida State Hospital Chattahoochee
FLORIDA STATE HOSPITAL CEMETERY (Cemetery #2, Division #1), Chattahoochee, Gadsden County, Florida
Florida State Hospital Cemetery # 2 Division 2
Florida State Hospital Cemetery # 2 Division 3
Florida State Hospital Cemetery # 2 Division 4
FLORIDA STATE HOSPITAL CEMETERY (Cemetery #3, Division #1), Chattahoochee, Gadsden County, Florida
Florida State Hospital Chattahoochee Cemetery # 3 Division 1. 1923 survey
FLORIDA STATE HOSPITAL CEMETERY (Cemetery #3, Division #2), Chattahoochee, Gadsden County, Florida and FL State Hospital Cemetery 3 Division 2
FLORIDA STATE HOSPITAL CEMETERY (Cemetery #3, Division #3), Chattahoochee, Gadsden County, Florida and Division 3 Cemetery 3
FLORIDA STATE HOSPITAL CEMETERY (Cemetery #3, Division #4), Chattahoochee, Gadsden County, Florida and Florida State Hospital Chattahoochee Cemetery # 3 Division 4 1923 survey
Florida State Hospital Chattahoochee Cemetery # 3 Division 4 Sheet 2
Florida State Hospital Cemetery 3 part Div 4 and Div 5
Florida State Hospital – South End of Division 4
FLORIDA STATE HOSPITAL CEMETERY (Cemetery #3, Division #5), Chattahoochee, Gadsden County, Florida and Florida State Hospital – Division 5
FLORIDA STATE HOSPITAL CEMETERY (Cemetery #3, Division #6), Chattahoochee, Gadsden County, Florida
Florida State Hospital, Chattahoochee, Florida, Cemetery # 3 Division 6. They called this area Mosquito Creek.
Exploring Florida History 
Curious to know if any of the historians still around since the turn from the 20st century to the 21st?
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Hello, my mother was in Chattahoochee from 1961? off and on until 1970? I was too young to know why she was sent there. Born 1956. I still do not know what she was diagnosed with. My whole family in her generation and back were quite illierate and ignorant of such matters. I want to find out as much about her as possible. She is dead and could never really herself understand or know what was wrong.
I have children and grandchildren and I think such knowledge is important. I have wanted to research this for a very long time. But I think many of us who come from mothers and fathers with parents disappearing there when they themselves were at a very young age, have too many bad reasons for not having finding out about their relative.
Please provide the help you can.
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