Frederick Douglass Memorial Hospital
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N 39° 56.699 W 075° 10.084
18S E 485642 N 4421664
Opened in 1895 as the...
Waymark Code: WM6MB
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 01/26/2006
Views: 69
Opened in 1895 as the first hospital for Blacks in this city, this facility trained and employed Black medical professionals who were excluded from other hospitals. In 1948, it merged to form Mercy-Douglass Hospital.
Marker Name: Frederick Douglass Memorial Hospital
County: Philadelphia
Date Dedicated: 01/01/1992
Marker Type: City
Location: 1522 Lombard St., Philadelphia
Category: African American, Professions & Vocations, Medicine & Science
Website: Not listed
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