First Medical School in Illinois - Jacksonville, IL
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member YoSam.
N 39° 43.869 W 090° 14.904
15S E 735811 N 4401539
Medical school didn't last long, but it was first.
Waymark Code: WMKD7R
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 03/24/2014
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Ianatlarge
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County of first: Morgan County
Location of site: W. College Ave., Beecher Hall, Illinois College campus, Jacksonville
Marker erected by: Morgan - Scott County Medical Society
Date marker erected: 1973

Marker Text:
In this building Illinois College established the first medical school in Illinois in 1841; opened to students November 1843; closed 1848.

FIRST - Classification Variable: Item or Event

Date of FIRST: 01/01/1843

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