Cresson Tuberculosis Sanatorium - Cresson, Pennsylvania - Pennsylvania Historical Markers on Waymarking.com

The marker offers a brief history of the sanatorium formerlylocated across the highway.

Marker Text:
"Pennsylvania’s anti-tuberculosis campaign, led by Dept. of Health Commissioner S. G. Dixon, included three state-run sanatoria. Est. 1913, Cresson was a model for the nation. It was first to be racially integrated, run a school of nursing, and offer an elementary school. Its high elevation was considered beneficial for providing therapeutic fresh air to patients. Built on land donated by Andrew Carnegie, 40,000 patients were treated from 1913 to 1964."

Marker Name: Cresson Tuberculosis Sanatorium County: Cambria Date Dedicated: 05/03/2014 Marker Type: Roadside Location: Old Rt. 22 (Adm. Peary Hwy.), across from former SCI prison, ~1 mile E of Cresson Category: African American, Education, Government & Politics 20th Century, Science & Medicine Website: [Web Link]

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