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D14256-1
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- 1943-03-30 (Creation)
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Cushman Indian Hospital near completion in March of 1943. Ground was broken for the two million dollar Cushman Indian Hospital in 1941. It was not completed until April of 1943 due to a shortage of building materials caused by World War II demands. In 1954, the hospital was closed to all but tuberculosis patients. It was closed completely in 1959 despite Northwest tribal requests to keep it open. Taken over by the state in 1961, the building was then put in use as the Cascadia Diagnostic Center until again given over to the tribe in the seventies after a contentious dispute. This building was demolished in 2003, and the Emerald Queen casino complex sits on the land where it once stood.
Tacoma Indian Hospital (Tacoma); Cushman Indian Hospital (Tacoma); Hospitals--Tacoma--1940-1950;