Amory in Monroe County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)

Gilmore Sanitarium

Photographed by Mark Hilton, April 9, 2017

1. Gilmore Sanitarium Marker

Inscription. The Gilmore Sanitarium was built in 1916 by Ellie Davidson Gilmore and his wife, Virginia. This twenty-two bed facility included a laboratory and operating room. The sanitarium served as Amory's primary hospital until 1961, after which the building operated as a nursing home until 1965. The Amory Arts Council purchased the property in 1974 and, after an extensive restoration project, reopened it as the Amory Regional Museum in 1976. The Gilmore Sanitarium was designated a Mississippi Landmark in 1986.

Erected 2015 by the Mississippi Department of Archives and History.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Landmarks • Notable Buildings • Science & Medicine. In addition, it is included in the Mississippi State Historical Marker Program series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1916.

Location. 33° 58.695′ N, 88° 28.921′ W. Marker is in Amory, Mississippi, in Monroe County. It is at the intersection of South 6th Street and 3rd Street South on South 6th Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 801 3rd Street South, Amory MS 38821, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in East Mississippi, specifically in the Black Prairie,

in the Golden Triangle,

and in the North Mississippi Hills. It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

and in the Black Belt.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Becker Post Office (within shouting distance of this marker);

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Amory's Tribute to the Heroes of 1861—1865 (approx. 0.6 miles away); Amory, Mississippi: Blues from a Railroad Town (approx. 0.8 miles away); Mound Cemetery (approx. 1½ miles away); Chickasaw Cession (approx. 1.6 miles away); Cotton Gin Port (approx. 2.9 miles away); New Hope Church (approx. 3.6 miles away); Bienville's Fort (approx. 4.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Amory.

Also see . . . City of Amory website on history of sanitarium & museum. (Submitted on April 10, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)

Former Gilmore Sanitarium, now Amory Regional Museum. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, April 9, 2017

2. Former Gilmore Sanitarium, now Amory Regional Museum.

Marker on right side of building

Credits. This page was last revised on April 10, 2017. It was originally submitted on April 10, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 1,395 times since then and 64 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 10, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.