Americus Colored Hospital-GHS 129-2-Sumter Co
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N 32° 04.630 W 084° 14.055
16S E 761065 N 3552336
133 J.R. Campbell Sr. St. near intersection with Bay St., three blocks north of downtown Americus
Waymark Code: WMABBQ
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 12/18/2010
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One of the earliest hospitals in southwest Georgia devoted to the care of African Americans, the Americus Colored Hospital opened in 1923. The majority of the funds needed to build the hospital were provided by Dr. W.S. Prather. Practice in the hospital was open to doctors of all races and so provided opportunities for black doctors, nurses, and pharmacists who were unable to practice in many hospitals throughout the South. The hospital suffered financial difficulties throughout its history, but remained in use by the African-American community until Sumter Regional Hospital was constructed under the Hill Burton Act in 1953.
Type of Marker: Highway
Marker #: 129-2
Date: 2008.12
Sponsor: Georgia Historical Society and City Federation of Colored Women Club
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