Ora Porter - Bowling Green, KY
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N 36° 59.915 W 086° 25.915
16S E 550546 N 4094865
Located on State Street, .1 mile south of East 2nd Avenue, Bowling Green
Waymark Code: WM180D6
Location: Kentucky, United States
Date Posted: 05/02/2023
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Ora Porter, born in Butler Co., in 1880, moved to Bowling Green at age 10. She graduated from Tuskegee Institute School of Nursing and was among the earliest registered nurses in Ky. She was an organizer of the George Washington Carver Community Center, the Interracial Commission, an active campaigner for civic improvement. Died, 1970.
Presented by Warren County Medical Society
Marker Name: Ora Porter
Marker Location: City
Type of Marker: Person
Marker Number (for official markers): 2149
Group(s) Responsible for placing Marker:
Kentucky Historical Society
Kentucky Department of Highways
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