The Avenues in Salt Lake City in Salt Lake County, Utah — The American Mountains (Southwest)
Dr. Ellis Reynolds Shipp Park
Dr. Ellis Reynolds Shipp
— 1847 - 1939 —
Photographed By Andrew Johnson, September 22, 2018
1. Dr. Ellis Reynolds Shipp Park Marker
Inscription.
Dr. Ellis Reynolds Shipp Park. Dr. Ellis Reynolds Shipp. When Dr. Ellis Reynolds Shipp graduated from Women's Medical College in Philadelphia with a specialty in obstetrics and diseases of women and children, she returned to Salt Lake City to practice medicine and open her School of Obstetrics and Nursing in 1878. Dr. Shipp trained thousands of midwives and nurses and delivered over 5,000 babies not only in Salt Lake, but in many other parts of Utah as well. She was a member of the first Board of Directors of Deseret Hospital which was founded in 1882. For most of her life she lived and practiced medicine on Second Avenue, just a few blocks from this park. , Park name submitted by Meg Brady, 1987.
When Dr. Ellis Reynolds Shipp graduated from Women's Medical College in Philadelphia with a specialty in obstetrics and diseases of women and children, she returned to Salt Lake City to practice medicine and open her School of Obstetrics and Nursing in 1878. Dr. Shipp trained thousands of midwives and nurses and delivered over 5,000 babies not only in Salt Lake, but in many other parts of Utah as well. She was a member of the first Board of Directors of Deseret Hospital which was founded in 1882. For most of her life she lived and practiced medicine on Second Avenue, just a few blocks from this park.
Park name submitted by Meg Brady, 1987.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Science & Medicine • Women. A significant historical year for this entry is 1878.
Location. 40° 46.45′ N, 111° 52.328′ W. Marker is in Salt Lake City, Utah, in Salt Lake County. It is in The Avenues. Marker is on 4th Avenue west of I Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 579 4th Avenue, Salt Lake City UT 84103, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Photographed By Andrew Johnson, September 22, 2018
2. Entrance to Dr. Ellis Reynolds Shipp Park
The marker is near the tree in the center
Credits. This page was last revised on February 16, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 22, 2018, by Andrew Johnson of Salt Lake City, Utah. This page has been viewed 231 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on September 22, 2018, by Andrew Johnson of Salt Lake City, Utah. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.
