Hand's Hospital
Posted by: Groundspeak Charter Member The Leprechauns
N 40° 26.346 W 080° 04.401
17T E 578590 N 4476907
A quarantine hospital was set up here, a safe distance and across the river from Fort Pitt. Now it's a busy city neighborhood!
Waymark Code: WMW89
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 10/23/2006
Published By:Groundspeak Charter Member The Leprechauns
Views: 43

Marker Text:

On this site was located the isolation hospital erected in 1777 by Gen. Edward Hand to care for troops at Fort Pitt. Blockhouses protected the original two-story log structure.
Marker Name: Hand's Hospital

County: Allegheny

Date Dedicated: 12/24/1946

Marker Type: Roadside

Location: Pa. 60 (Steuben St.) at Linden St., Crafton

Category: Military, French & Indian War

Website: Not listed

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