Medical District in Memphis in Shelby County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Campbell Clinic

Orthopaedics

— 869 Madison Ave. 1920-1997 —

Campbell Clinic Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Steve Masler, April 4, 2018

1. Campbell Clinic Marker

Inscription. The Willis C. Campbell Clinic opened at this site on December 26, 1920. Originating as a one-story building, it housed a waiting room, business office, eight examining rooms, the physical therapy department, and a brace shop. Several years later, operating room and inpatient facilities were added that converted the clinic to a five story hospital and outpatient facility. At this site, over 500,000 patients were treated and over 400 Orthopaedic Residents received their training. While the headquarters of Campbell Clinic was relocated in 1993, the clinic remained at this location until 1997. A world leader in orthopaedics, Campbell Clinic continues its tradition of education and patient care with locations throughout the Memphis area.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Science & Medicine. A significant historical date for this entry is December 26, 1920.

Location. 35° 8.427′ N, 90° 1.96′ W. Marker is in Memphis, Tennessee, in Shelby County. It is in the Medical District. It is on Madison Avenue 0 miles east of Dunlap, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 869 Madison Avenue, Memphis TN 38103, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in West Tennessee.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

in the Upper South,

in the Mississippi Delta,

and in the Great River Road Region.

Globally, it is in North America,

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 walking distance of this marker: Memphis City Hospital (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Russwood Park (about 700 feet away); Nathan Bedford Forrest III, Airman

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(approx. 0.2 miles away); N. B. Forrest Camp 215 Sons of Confederate Veterans (approx. 0.2 miles away); Lowenstein Mansion (approx. ¼ mile away); Elvis Presley and Sun Records / Sun Records (approx. 0.3 miles away); Luke Edward Wright (approx. 0.3 miles away); Woodruff - Fontaine House (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Memphis.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Nathan Bedford Forrest (was about 800 feet away but has been permanently removed).

Also see . . . The history of the Campbell Clinic. From www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10818976 (Submitted on April 6, 2018, by Steve Masler of Memphis, Tennessee.)

Photographed by Steve Masler, April 4, 2018

2. Campbell Clinic Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 6, 2018, by Steve Masler of Memphis, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 647 times since then and 26 times this year. Last updated on July 10, 2019, by Steve Masler of Memphis, Tennessee. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 6, 2018, by Steve Masler of Memphis, Tennessee. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.