Site of Railway Hospital

Site of Railway Hospital (HM1GH8)

Location: Columbus, TX 78934 Colorado County
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Country: United States of America
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N 29° 42.337', W 96° 32.579'

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Dr. Robert Henry Harrison (1826-1905), graduate of the Botanico Medical College, Cincinnati, and Alabama Medical College, moved to Columbus in the 1870s, while the Galveston, Harrisburg & San Antonio (later Southern Pacific) railway was building Columbus-San Antonio line. Physician to G.H. & S.A. president T.W. Peirce, he was 1880-87 medical and surgical director, Atlantic Division of the Southern Pacific. In 1880 he built a hospital for railway employees at this site. Staff included Drs. J.H. Bowers, A.S. McDaniel, and R.H. Harrison, Jr. About 1886, hospital burned, and was not rebuilt.
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HM NumberHM1GH8
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Marker Number4168
Year Placed1973
Placed ByState Historical Survey Comittee
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Thursday, September 11th, 2014 at 2:46pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)14R E 737707 N 3288692
Decimal Degrees29.70561667, -96.54298333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 29° 42.337', W 96° 32.579'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds29° 42' 20.22" N, 96° 32' 34.74" W
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Area Code(s)979
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling North
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 1101-1199 Live Oak St, Columbus TX 78934, US
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