FIRST - Hospital in the State - Wheeling, WV
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silverquill
N 40° 04.969 W 080° 43.558
17T E 523363 N 4436985
This marker on Route 2 in the north of Wheeling, West Virginia, marks the location of the oldest hospital in the state, chartered in 1850, and located here in 1856.
Waymark Code: WM5PBA
Location: West Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 01/29/2009
Views: 8
Inscription:
Chartered March 12, 1850, oldest hospital in state, thru efforts of Dr. S.P. Hullihen, Bishop Whelan and Sisteres of Saint Joseph. Had several locations before moving to this site in 1856. Served as Civil War Army hospital, Nov. 1864 - July 1865, treating soldiers both North and South. Oldest hospital in the state, chartered March 12, 1850 thru efforts of Dr. S.P. Hullihen, Bishop Whelan and Sisters of Saint Joseph. Located at several addresses before moving here in 1856.
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Date of FIRST: 03/12/1850
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