First Commercial Dental Laboratory
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member Shorelander
N 42° 21.388 W 071° 03.714
19T E 330191 N 4691415
The site of the first commercial dental laboratory in the United States.
Waymark Code: WM9XW
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 04/05/2006
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member Shorelander
Views: 54

This marker is on the corner of Winter and Tremont Streets, on 130 Tremont Street, facing Tremont Street. The marker reads:

"On this site in 1887, the first commercial dental laboratory in America, the W. H. Stowe and Co. Dental Laboratory, was established by Dr. William H. Stowe and Mr. Frank F. Eddy. This historical marker, placed by the National Association of Dental Laboratories on June 24, 1987, commemorates the centennial anniversary of commercial dental laboratories in the United States."
Agency Responsible for Placement: Other (Place below)

Agency Responsible for Placement (if not in list above): National Association of Dental Laboratories

Year Placed: 1987

County: Suffolk

City/Town Name: Boston

Relevant Web Site: [Web Link]

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