04-18-2006, 08:24 PM
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Drunk and Unruly
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: Hollywood
Posts: 22,712
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Originally Posted by Juicy D. Links
i think it was supposed to be a loony bin
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You are right
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In 1637, the Dutch purchased the island from the natives and named it Varckens (Hogs') Island. It was named Manning's Island after captain John Manning between 1666 and 1686, Blackwell's Island between 1686 and 1921, and Welfare Island between 1921 and 1973. Throughout the 19th Century, various hospitals, asylums, and correctional institutions were located on the island. Welfare Penitentiary was closed in 1935 after the completion of a new penitentiary on Rikers Island.
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Welfare island! 
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