Dr. Stewart D. Brown, Sr.-GHM 059-2-Franklin Co
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N 34° 17.224 W 083° 06.751
17S E 305556 N 3796006
US 29 in Royston
Waymark Code: WM7JHR
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 11/01/2009
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Dr. Brown (1881-1952). Royston native, after years of the best training, returned home to practice surgery, bringing modern techniques and ingenious methods. He served his townspeople unfailingly for 40 years performing 35,000 operations. With no hospital facilities, he pioneered ,traveling from house to house, accompanied by his trained help for 14 years. His territory stretched to seventy-five miles or more. He then opened a small hospital for his own, soon outgrown. Also active in educational and civic affairs, he rendered a lasting service to his home town.
Type of Marker: Highway
Marker #: 059-2
Date: 1957
Sponsor: Georgia Historic Commission
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