Wednesday, April 23, 2014

On This Date in Minnesota History: April 23

April 23, 1897 – “Minnesota state government allocated $5,000 to open the Gillette State Hospital for Crippled Children in St. Paul, named for Dr. Arthur J. Gillette. It was the first state-funded hospital of its kind in the nation.”1

1http://www.thehistorypeople.com/data/docs/timeline-part1.pdf




Gillette State Hospital for Crippled Children

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