Doctor Still's Birthplace
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fatcat161
N 36° 41.053 W 083° 07.639
17S E 309927 N 4061951
Located on U.S. Hwy 58 E. just outside Jonesville.
Waymark Code: WM6E19
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 05/19/2009
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Doctor Still's Birthplace K-8 Andrew Taylor Still, physician and founder of osteopathy, was born two miles southwest, near the Natural Bridge of Lee County, August 6, 1828. Dr. Still served in the War between the States. He established the first American school of osteopathy in 1892 at Kirksville, Missouri. He died there, December 12, 1917.
Marker Number: K8
Marker Title: Doctor Still's Birthplace
Marker Location: U.S. Hwy 58 E (shoulder)
County or Independent City: Lee
Web Site: [Web Link]
Marker Program Sponsor: Virginia Conservation Commission 1939
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