Elizabeth Blackwell, M.D.

Elizabeth Blackwell, M.D. (HML64)

Location: Asheville, NC 28801 Buncombe County
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Country: United States of America
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N 35° 35.68', W 82° 33.219'

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Dr. Blackwell was the first woman awarded a medical degree in the United States.She began privately her medical studies in Asheville in 1845 under Dr. John Dickson, for whom she taught music at Dickson private school for girls. The school was located on the actual site of the Drhumor Building.Elizabeth Blackwell was an 1849 graduate of Geneva Medical College in western New York.
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HM NumberHML64
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Placed ByBuncombe County Medical Auxillary, Buncombe County Medical Society , Mary Whiting Ewing Foundation, Wachovia Bank
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Date Added Wednesday, September 10th, 2014 at 7:34am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)17S E 359254 N 3940103
Decimal Degrees35.59466667, -82.55365000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 35° 35.68', W 82° 33.219'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds35° 35' 40.80" N, 82° 33' 13.14" W
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Area Code(s)704, 828
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 47 Patton Ave, Asheville NC 28801, US
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