Patients at Carville were well treated. This lake was stocked with fish for them to fish. In recent years golf carts were provided for them to travel from the dormitories to the Lake or the golf course.
Please read the history at the beginning of this gallery to understand the full meaning of Carville's Leprosarium.
My Grandmother was a patient in the 50's and was killed by her boyfriend in August 1952, I am looking to connect with anyone that may of knew her Her name was Candelaria Hernandez Thank You Christina Rocha legals@fontanaheraldnews.com
Walter Chin
22-Oct-2012 06:56
Hi Coleen, Beautiful photos of Carville where I was once a patient in the 1950's. I must say they give me mostly fond memories of my stay at Carville.