Augusta in Richmond County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

Eve

1806 - 1877

Photographed by Mike Stroud, July 2008

1. Eve 1806 - 1877 Marker

Inscription. Paul Fitzsimmons Eve, native Augustan and a founder of the Medical College of Georgia, was a brilliant surgeon recognized internationally and a prolific writer. His war activities included aid to French, Italian and Confederate forces and service as Major Field Surgeon in the Polish Insurrection of 1830-31 against Russia. He followed the patriotic example of his boyhood hero, General Pulaski, who lost his life in our Revolutionary War.

Erected 1986 by The Polish Heritage Association of the Southeast.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Science & Medicine • Wars, Non-US.

Location. 33° 28.238′ N, 81° 57.784′ W. Marker is in Augusta, Georgia, in Richmond County. It is on Telfair Street near 6th Street, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Augusta GA 30901, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American South.

Globally, it is in North America

and the Western World.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once one of the original

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Thirteen Colonies

and also the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Old Medical College (here, next to this marker); Medical College Building (a few steps from this marker); The Riot of May 11-12, 1970 (about 400 feet away); The First Presbyterian Church (about 400 feet away); a different marker also named The First Presbyterian Church (about 400 feet away); The Augusta Chinese and the Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association (about 400 feet away); First Presbyterian Church World War I Memorial (about 400 feet away); Lafayette's Tour (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Augusta.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Old Richmond Academy Building (was about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line but has been confirmed missing).

Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker. Dr. Paul Fitzsimmons Eve

Also see . . . Old Medical College of Georgia. The Old Medical College is a two story structure built on a square floor plan. Its front has a beautiful portico with a pediment

Eve Marker, Old Medical College in backround image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, July 2008

2. Eve Marker, Old Medical College in backround

supported by six massive fluted Doric columns. Although the structure was made of brick, it was covered with stucco that gives it a stone-like appearance. (Submitted on January 21, 2013, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.)

Medical College image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, July 2008

3. Medical College

Old Medical College Plaque image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, July 26, 2008

4. Old Medical College Plaque

This property
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
#72000398
It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1996

Credits. This page was last revised on November 17, 2019. It was originally submitted on August 6, 2008, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 2,313 times since then and 25 times this year. Last updated on February 21, 2018, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 6, 2008, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.