Chimborazo Hospital - Richmond, Virginia
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flyingmoose
N 37° 31.614 W 077° 24.719
18S E 286865 N 4156059
Located in front of the Chimborazo Museum.
Waymark Code: WM15GX2
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 01/04/2022
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On this 40-acre plateau the Confederates built Chimborazo Hospital, one of the largest and best-known Civil War military hospitals: 78,000 sick and wounded Confederate soldiers passed through the hospital from 1861-1865. Chimborazo’s neat rows of buildings enhanced ventilation and served as a model for many postwar hospitals. None of Chimborazo's 150 wooden structures exists today.
The large building before you was constructed in 1909 as a Federal weather station. It houses the Chimborazo Medical Museum, which tells the story of both the Confederate medical service and the dozens of Richmond’s other wartime hospitals.
“The buildings were separated from each other by wide alleys or streets, ample spaces for drives or walks, and a wide street around entire camp or hospital. The hospital presented the appearance of a large town, imposing and attractive, with its alignments of buildings kept whitened with lime, streets and alleys clean, and with its situation on such an elevated point it commanded a grand, magnificent and pleasing view….” Dr. John R. Gildersleeve
Group that erected the marker: National Park Service
Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary:
3215 E Broad Street
Richmond, Virginia United States of America
23223
URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: Not listed
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