19th Ward in Rochester in Monroe County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
St. Mary's Hospital
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, January 30, 2017
1. St. Mary's Hospital Marker
Opened in September 1857
by the Sisters of Charity
from Emmitsburg, Maryland.
Cared for over 3000 sick and
wounded Civil War Soldiers.
Erected 1961 by County of Monroe.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • Science & Medicine • War, US Civil. A significant historical month for this entry is September 1857.
Location. 43° 8.932′ N, 77° 38.18′ W. Marker is in Rochester, New York, in Monroe County. It is in the 19th Ward. It is on Genesee Street 0.1 miles south of West Main Street (Route 33), on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 89 Genesee Street, Rochester NY 14611, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York, specifically in Western New York, and in the Finger Lakes. It is also in the American Northeast, on the Great Lakes, and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Transformation of a Neighborhood (approx. half a mile away); Site of Rochester City Hospital (approx. half a mile away); Susan B. Anthony House (approx. half a mile away); D. Matthew Brown, Jr. (approx. 0.6 miles away); Susan B. Anthony Voted Here (approx. 0.7 miles away); Crossroads of Transportation (approx. 0.9 miles away); Hervey Ely House (approx. one mile away); Ely House - 1837 (approx. one mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Rochester.
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, January 30, 2017
2. St. Mary's Hospital and Marker
Marker is at the left on the pick-up/drop-off loop.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 16, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 31, 2017, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. This page has been viewed 1,029 times since then and 73 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 31, 2017, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.
