St. Martin de Porres Hospital

St. Martin de Porres Hospital (HM23OQ)

Location: Mobile, AL 36603 Mobile County
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Country: United States of America
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N 30° 40.359', W 88° 3.12'

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Established in 1947 by the Catholic Archdiocese of Mobile for the black community because segregation prevented black doctors from admitting patients to the City Hospital. Present building erected in 1950 and named for St. Martin de Porres, who was born in 1597 in Lima, Peru the son of a Spanish nobleman and a freed black slave. He cared for the sick and many cures were attributed to him. With desegregation in 1971, the hospital closed. In 1976, it became a nursing facility, the Allen Memorial Home, named for Edward Allen, fifth Bishop of Mobile.
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HM NumberHM23OQ
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Placed ByThe African-American Heritage Trail of Mobile
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Monday, December 11th, 2017 at 7:01pm PST -08:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)16R E 399225 N 3393796
Decimal Degrees30.67265000, -88.05200000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 30° 40.359', W 88° 3.12'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds30° 40' 21.54" N, 88° 3' 7.2" W
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Area Code(s)251
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling North
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 735 S Washington Ave, Mobile AL 36603, US
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