Post Hospital Marker

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Hays in Ellis County, Kansas — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Post Hospital

By William Fischer, Jr., February 20, 2012

1. Post Hospital Marker

Inscription.

The post hospital was prefabricated in St. Louis, shipped to Fort Hays by rail, and erected in November 1867. Initially a 36-bed hospital, it was enlarged in 1870 to accommodate 44 beds. A picket fence later enclosed the hospital complex, including the limehouse (morgue), well house, stable, outhouse, hospital steward's residence, and when conditions were favorable, a post garden.

In 1902 the Western Branch of the Kansas State Normal School of Emporia was located on the Fort Hays grounds and the hospital was used as the main classroom. Two years later the building was moved to the school's permanent location, now the campus of Fort Hays State University. After many years of use, the old hospital was torn down.

Erected by Kansas Historical Society.

Location. 38° 51.732′ N, 99° 20.569′ W. Marker is in Hays, Kansas, in Ellis County. Click for map. Marker is on the grounds of Fort Hays State Historic Site, off US Hwy 163 Alternate. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1472 US Highway 163 Alternate, Hays KS 67601, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Quartermaster's Complex (a few steps from this marker); Post Surgeon's Quarters (within shouting distance of this marker); Chapel (within shouting distance of this marker); Fort Hays (within shouting distance of this marker); Fort Hays - Fort Dodge Road Trailhead (within shouting distance of this marker); Laundress' Quarters (within shouting distance of this marker); Icehouse (within shouting distance of this marker); Enlisted Barracks (within shouting distance of this marker). Click for a list of all markers in Hays.

Post Hospital Photo on Marker Photo, Click for full size

By Unknown, undated

2. Post Hospital Photo on Marker

Also see . . .
1. Fort Hays State Historic Site. (Submitted on September 25, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Fort Scott, Kansas.)
2. Fort Hays State Historic Site. (Submitted on September 25, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Fort Scott, Kansas.)
3. Fort Hays at Kansapedia. (Submitted on September 25, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Fort Scott, Kansas.)

By William Fischer, Jr., February 20, 2012

3. Post Hospital Marker

Looking southwest

Credits. This page originally submitted on September 25, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Fort Scott, Kansas. This page has been viewed 44 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 25, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Fort Scott, Kansas.