Wheeling Hospital
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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: WM5PB5
Location: West Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 01/29/2009
Views: 22
Inscription:
WHEELING HOSPITAL
Oldest hospital in the state, chartered March 12, 1850, thru efforts of Dr. S.P. Hullihen and Bishop R.V. Whelan. In 1853, located at 110, 15th St. by Sisters of Saint Joseph. Moved to this site in 1856. As Union Army hospital during Civil War, Nov. 1864 ~ July 1865, treated soldiers North & South. Later served as U.S. Marine hospital and sponsored nursing school. Moved to current Medical Park site in 1975.
Marker Title: Wheeling Hospital
Marker Location: Route 2, Wheeling
County or Independent City: Ohio County
Marker Program Sponsor: West Virginia Division of Archives and History 2004
Marker Number: Not listed
Web Site: Not listed
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