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In 1863, Willis R. Norman received a Confederate Government contract to construct a hospital in Newton. The hospital complex, which is said to have consisted of 7 hospital and commissary buildings, was built on this site. Approximately 1,000 Confederate Soldiers were treated here; of this number about 100 died.
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| HM Number | HM1GQE |
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| Tags | |
| Year Placed | 1966 |
| Placed By | Mississippi Department of Archives and History |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Tuesday, September 9th, 2014 at 12:29am PDT -07:00 |
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| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 16S E 296357 N 3577921 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 32.31963333, -89.16328333 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 32° 19.178', W 89° 9.797' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 32° 19' 10.68" N, 89° 9' 47.82" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 601 |
| Which side of the road? | Marker is on the right when traveling North |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 220-298 S Main St, Newton MS 39345, US |
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