Hospital

Hospital (HM18HJ)

Location: Fort Dodge, KS 67843 Ford County
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Country: United States of America
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N 37° 43.934', W 99° 56.218'

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The first post hospital was built in 1865 of sod with a flat [illegible] and no floor. Poor drainage, damp conditions, and rodent infestation [illegible] the building unsatisfactory. This one-story stone building was begun [illegible] and was completed, after many interruptions, by February, 186[?]. [illegible] building provided a ward of twelve beds, a dispensary, and other [illegible] facilities. It was heated by stoves and lighted with candles [illegible]. African American troops were cared for in a five bed [illegible] five yards [illegible] to the west.

The health of the soldiers was surprisingly good [illegible] personal hygiene problems. The men could bathe in [illegible] otherwise there were no facilities. Diarrhea was the most [common?] complaint, but ailments from abcesses to wounds were treated. In [illegible] [a] cholera swept through the Kansas forts carried by soldiers marching [from] Missouri to New Mexico. Thirty cases occurred at Fort Dodge during [illegible] days in July. Twenty people died including Mrs. Isadore Douglas, wife [of the?] commanding officer. Major Douglas and their baby son also were [infected?] but recovered.

[A] two-story addition was built in 1901. The building served as a hospital [until?] 1928 when the brick structure on the hill to the north was erected.
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HM NumberHM18HJ
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Date Added Wednesday, September 24th, 2014 at 12:48pm PDT -07:00
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Hospital
37.73223333, -99.93696667
UTM (WGS84 Datum)14S E 417437 N 4176519
Decimal Degrees37.73223333, -99.93696667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 37° 43.934', W 99° 56.218'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds37° 43' 56.04" N, 99° 56' 13.08" W
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Area Code(s)620
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 1100 Garfield St, Fort Dodge KS 67843, US
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