Pennsylvania Hospital
Posted by: unimoggers
N 39° 56.663 W 075° 09.337
18S E 486705 N 4421595
There are so many links available for this hospital, the first in the U.S. Take a moment to google (or whatever) it.
Waymark Code: WM1MDC
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 06/01/2007
Views: 57
Marker Text:
This is the first hospital in the U.S. Chartered by Colonial Assembly in 1751 for "relief of the sick poor." Benjamin Franklin and Dr. Thomas Bond were its chief founders. First building, erected in 1755, is still used.
Marker Name: Pennsylvania Hospital
County: Philadelphia
Date Dedicated: 12/17/1954
Marker Type: City
Location: Pine St. between 8th & 9th Sts., Philadelphia
Category: Professions & Vocations, Medicine & Science
Website: [Web Link]
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