Amelia Gayle Gorgas

Amelia Gayle Gorgas (HMMGW)

Location: Tuscaloosa, AL 35401 Tuscaloosa County
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Country: United States of America
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N 33° 12.696', W 87° 32.766'

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1826-1913

Daughter of John Gayle, Governor of Alabama.Wife of Josiah Gorgas, Brigadier General, C. S. A.Mother of William Crawford Gorgas, Surgeon General, U. S. A.

Untiring nurse in Confederate Hospitals, 1861-1865.First Historian Alabama Division, U. D. C. 1897-1899.Matron of University Hospital, 1879-1907.Librarian, University of Alabama, 1883-1907.

In commemoration of this noble record, and of her exalted personal character, this memorial tribute is erected by the Alabama Division, United Daughters of the Confederacy.

Greatly Beloved And Rarely Gifted Her Life Was An Inspiration.

University of AlabamaMay 30, 1916
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HM NumberHMMGW
Series This marker is part of the United Daughters of the Confederacy series
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Year Placed1916
Placed ByAlabama Division, United Daughters of the Confederacy
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Date Added Tuesday, September 23rd, 2014 at 8:41am PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)16S E 449107 N 3674878
Decimal Degrees33.21160000, -87.54610000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 33° 12.696', W 87° 32.766'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds33° 12' 41.76" N, 87° 32' 45.96" W
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Area Code(s)205
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 1550-1574 Quad Outer Trail, Tuscaloosa AL 35401, US
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