Chimborazo Hospital
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flyingmoose
N 37° 31.652 W 077° 24.746
18S E 286827 N 4156130
Located at the intersection of North 32nd Street and East Broad Street.
Waymark Code: WM15N7P
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 01/25/2022
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In this park Dr. James B. McCaw developed for the Confederate States of America a military hospital which was then the largest in human history. It received 17,000 wounded, served more than 76,000 patients, and had a mortality of less than 10%. Dr. McCaw was its commandant and medical director, Mrs. John Minge its chief matron.
Marker Title: Chimborazo Hospital
Marker Location: Park
County or Independent City: Henrico
Marker Program Sponsor: United Daughters of the Confederacy
Marker Number: Not listed
Web Site: Not listed
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