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Carver Memorial Hospital
Martin Luther King, Chattanooga,
TN ,
USA
Latitude & Longitude:
35° 2' 51.419976",
-85° 19' 0.719976"
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Tennessee State
Historical Marker
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Carver Memorial, a hospital for Negroes, opened on June 18, 1947, in the Old West Ellis Hospital Building. Named for George Washington Carver, this health-care facility is said to have been the first municipally-owned, tax-supported hospital in America which was staffed by Negro doctors, nurses and other personnel for the care of Negro patients. Carver Memorial closed in 1962.
Erected by Tennessee Historical Commission.
Last updated: 2/14/2015 15:17:00 |
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Carver Memorial Hospital Historical Marker Location Map, Chattanooga, Tennessee Map
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