Dr. Reifsnyder
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miatabug
N 40° 34.411 W 076° 59.393
18T E 331568 N 4493317
Dr. Reifsnyder was the first medical missionary to China and founded the first hospital in the country, the Margaret Williamson Hospital. This marker is located in a parking area across the street from her Perry County home.
Waymark Code: WM8G31
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 03/28/2010
Views: 8
Marker Text:
"Dr. Elizabeth Reifsnyder, M.D., a pioneer medical missionary to China for more than thirty years, lived in this house both before and after her work abroad. Born 1858, she died here in 1922."
Marker Name: Dr. Reifsnyder
County: Perry
Date Dedicated: 07/30/1947
Marker Type: Roadside
Location: U.S. 11 & 15, Liverpool
Category: Medicine & Science, Professions & Vocations, Religion, Women
Website: [Web Link]
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