Georgia's First School of Medicine-GHM 121-49-Richmond Co
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Sprinterman
N 33° 28.079 W 081° 57.091
17S E 411583 N 3703574
124 Greene Street, Augusta
Waymark Code: WM7A7D
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 09/26/2009
Views: 7
The property on which the Widows Home is located was the site of Augusta`s first City Hospital. Constructed in 1818, the hospital provided for the `sick poor` of Augusta and later evolved into the present University Hospital. At City Hospital, Georgia`s first school of medicine opened its doors as Medical Academy of Georgia on October 1, 1829. This location served as an academic facility until 1835, when the school, then renamed the Medical College of Georgia, was moved to the building standing at the corner of 6th and Telfair Streets.
Type of Marker: Highway
Marker #: 121-49
Date: 1981
Sponsor: GEORGIA HISTORIC MARKER
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