Brandon Training School
Location: Brandon
Tag(s): Education
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Video Date: 04/27/17
Opening in 1915, the Brandon Training School offered housing and training for Vermonters with mental illness or "defect". Many inmates spent their entire lives in the school. The facility operated 33 buildings on an extensive campus until 1993.
This Place in History is produced in partnership by Local 22 & Local 44 (www.mychamplainvalley.com) and the Vermont Historical Society.
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