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Dr. Riley Andrew Ransom

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4001 NE 28th at New Trinity Cemetery, Haltom City, TX, USA

Latitude & Longitude: 32° 47' 47.800896", -97° 17' 24.172044"
 
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     A native of Kentucky, Riley Andrew Ransom studied medicine at Louisville National Medical College. Upon coming to Gainesville, Texas, during the early 1900s, he opened the Booker T. Washington Sanitarium. In 1918 Dr. Ransom moved the hospital to Fort Worth, where he served as Chief Surgeon until the facility closed in 1949. He is remembered for his community leadership and for his significant contributions to the development of health care in Fort Worth.

This page last updated: 7/15/2008

Dr. Riley Andrew Ransom Historical Marker Location Map, Haltom City, Texas