Eastern Lunatic Asylum Fire
Lexington, KY
February 16, 1852
The State Lunatic Asylum in Lexington, Kentuckey, was destroyed by fire on February 16, 1852. One lunatic burned to death and several others were severly injured. The Eastern Lunatic Asylum at Lexington was established in 1815 as a private institution. It came under the control of the state in 1824. |
