Georgia’s state seal is embedded in the once-majestic Jones Building on the Central State Hospital campus in Milledgeville. Today, most of the buildings on the expansive campus are empty. One hundred seventy years after it opened, the hospital is rapidly phasing out most of its operations, leaving behind 200 buildings, many of them decrepit and decaying. To read a richly detailed account of the history of Central State Hospital and its impact on Georgia, pick up a copy of Sunday's print AJC or read it on your tablet computer. To subscribe, visit https://ajcdelivers.com/Subscribe.php