FIRST -- Civilian Medical Hospital in NC, Thomas Polk Park, Charlotte NC
N 35° 13.634 W 080° 50.614
17S E 514234 N 3898253
Charlotte was home of North Carolina's first civilian hospital
Waymark Code: WMX3ZQ
Location: North Carolina, United States
Date Posted: 11/23/2017
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Thomas Polk Park is located on the southwest corner of Independence Square, at the corner of N Tryon and E Trade Street in downtown Charlotte.
The waymarked historical marker is located on the Liberty Walk inside of the Thomas Polk park. It is incised in a panel around the waterfall. The marker reads as follows:
"Charlotte was the home of North Carolina’s first civilian hospital, St. Peter’s, established in 1876. Also, the state’s first degree-granting medical college, North Carolina Medical College, opened in the town of Davidson in 1892 and was located in Charlotte between 1903-1913. Today the city is a major medical center serving two states."
FIRST - Classification Variable: Place or Location
Date of FIRST: 01/01/1876
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