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The old cemetery above State Hospital North where patients were buried in the early days is the answer for Week 196 of Orofino History Trivia a special feature to celebrate the history and heritage of Clearwater Country. Watch for further background info.

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Monday: Almost forgotten

Tuesday: Fading back to nature

Wednesday: On a quiet hill

Thursday: They were patients

Above State Hospital North on the hillside is a historical cemetery where in the early years patients who died at the institution were sometimes buried. The first burial was June 26, 1906 and the last was April 4, 1950. There are 595 people buried in the cemetery.

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