Beckley in Raleigh County, West Virginia — The American South (Appalachia)

Spanish Influenza Hospital

Photographed by Craig Doda, February 16, 2020

1. Spanish Influenza Hospital Marker

Inscription. During the deadly Spanish influenza pandemic of 1918-19, a special flu hospital operated on this site in the basement of the First Baptist Church. Volunteers, risking their own lives, tended to the plague victims brought in from throughout Raleigh County. At least 110 Raleigh Countians died of the disease and many others were stricken. Worldwide, an estimated 20 to 40 million people perished in a few brief months, approximately 650,000 in the United States.

Erected by Raleigh County Historical Society.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Religion & Religious Structures • Science & Medicine.

Location. 37° 46.517′ N, 81° 11.483′ W. Marker is in Beckley, West Virginia, in Raleigh County. It is at the intersection of 1st Avenue and Neville Street, on the right when traveling north on 1st Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 422 Neville St, Beckley WV 25801, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in West Virginia’s New River Gorge.

It is also in the American South,

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specifically in the Upper South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. 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.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: We Will Never Forget. (within shouting distance of this marker); Alfred Beckley (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Sudden Death from the Skies (about 700 feet away); Site of First State Police Headquarters (about 700 feet away); Upper Big Branch Mine Explosion (approx. 0.2 miles away); Beckley (approx. 0.2 miles away); Citizens Hall Of Fame (approx. 0.2 miles away); Eccles Mine Explosions (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Beckley.

Photographed by Craig Doda, February 16, 2020

2. Spanish Influenza Hospital Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on April 23, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 11, 2020, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 275 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 11, 2020, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.