Near Lexington in Fayette County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)
Dr. Robert Peter
Photographed by Frank Profitt, January 13, 2021
1. Dr. Robert Peter Marker
Pharmacist, physician, chemist, teacher and author. Born in England, 1805, he came to Lexington in 1832. Dr. Peter was associated with Transylvania Univ. more than 50 yrs.; elected to chair of chemistry and pharmacy and Dean of Medical School. Also Professor of chemistry at Kentucky University. He lectured daily in both schools. Presented by the Lexington Surgical Society.
Dr. Robert Peter
Chemist for Kentucky Geological Survey, 1854-93, when survey was suspended. Among Dr. Peter's many writings were: History of Fayette County, articles in Transylvania Journal of Medicine. In Civil War he was surgeon in charge of U.S. military hospitals at Lexington. Married Frances Dallam; later moved to "Winton," where he died, 1894. Presented by the Lexington Surgical Society.
Erected 1973 by Kentucky Historical Society, Kentucky Department of Highways. (Marker Number 1480.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Science & Medicine.
Location. 38° 9.27′ N, 84° 29.372′ W. Marker is near Lexington, Kentucky, in Fayette County. It is on Newtown
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Regionally, this marker is in Kentucky’s Bluegrass Region. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Upper South. 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 and also the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: New Zion (approx. 1.6 miles away); Wing Commander / Famous Saddle Horse (approx. 1.6 miles away); Mt. Horeb Presbyterian Church (approx. 1.7 miles away); Secretariat (approx. 1.7 miles away); Man o' War/Isaac Burns Murphy Memorial (approx. 1.7 miles away); Man o' War / Races Won by Man o' War (approx. 1.7 miles away); Isaac Burns Murphy (approx. 1.7 miles away); Descendants in Man o' War's Memorial Gravesite (approx. 1.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map
Photographed by Frank Profitt, January 7, 2021
2. Dr. Robert Peter Marker
Photographed by Frank Profitt, January 13, 2021
3. Dr. Robert Peter Marker
Photographed by Frank Profitt, January 13, 2021
4. Dr. Robert Peter Marker
Photographed by Frank Profitt, January 13, 2021
5. Dr. Robert Peter Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on January 22, 2021. It was originally submitted on January 20, 2021, by Frank Profitt of Georgetown, Kentucky. This page has been viewed 748 times since then and 115 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on January 20, 2021, by Frank Profitt of Georgetown, Kentucky. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
