Harriet B. Jones
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N 39° 57.269 W 080° 45.232
17S E 521023 N 4422733
Historical marker located along Wheeling Avenue in Glen Dale, WV.
Waymark Code: WMCBKX
Location: West Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 08/19/2011
Views: 7
This historical marker is not included in the West Virginia Historical Marker database.
The text reads:
Harriet B. Jones
(b 3 June 1856; d. 28 June 1943)
Born 3 June 1856, in 1885 was first licensed woman physician in state; opened private practice in hospital in Wheeling, 1892. Jones was active in temperance and women's suffrage; and promoted establishment of state sanitariums in Terra Alta & Denmar, industrial school for girls in Salem and the children's home in Elkins. Elected in 1924 to represent Marshall County in House. Died 28 June 1943.
Marker Title: Harriet B. Jones
Marker Location: Wheeling Avenue in Glen Dale
County or Independent City: Glen Dale, WV
Marker Number: Not listed
Web Site: Not listed
Marker Program Sponsor: Not listed
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