| This day in 1932 was the second day
of an open house that attracted more than 1200 people to Copley
Hospital in Morrisville.
Alexander Copley wanted to construct a new hospital for his hometown,
but upon learning about the dire need for a school as well, he scaled
back plans for a new hospital building.
Instead, he purchased the property of A. P. Wheelock, which consisted
of a house, barn and land. Copley paid for the renovations, connecting
the house and barn, and provided medical equipment.
Savings from the revised hospital provided money for a new school,
too. The original hospital is now Copley House.
Historic images courtesy Vermont
Historical Society, from “Images Of America: Around Morristown,”
by Shaun C. Bryer
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The original Copley Hospital in
Morrisville, with inset of Alexander Copley,
the hospital’s benefactor. Today, this building is known
as The Copley House.
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