Charlotte center city in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Good Samaritan Hospital

(1891-1961)

Photographed by Stanley and Terrie Howard, October 16, 2008

1. Good Samaritan Hospital (1891-1961) Marker

Inscription. Site of the first independent private hospital in North Carolina built exclusively for African Americans. Established by Jane Renwick Smedberg Wilkes of St. Peter's Episcopal Church. One of the oldest black hospitals then in operation in the U.S.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Science & Medicine.

Location. 35° 13.571′ N, 80° 51.068′ W. Marker is in Charlotte, North Carolina, in Mecklenburg County. It is in Charlotte center city. It is on S Graham St. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Charlotte NC 28202, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s Piedmont.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

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 original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

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and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Mike McCormack (within shouting distance of this marker); Romare Bearden (approx. 0.2 miles away); Spiral Odyssey (approx. 0.2 miles away); Nearby History (approx. ¼ mile away); J. P. Caldwell (approx. ¼ mile away); "More Hostile Than Any Other" (approx. ¼ mile away); African-American Contributions During the American Revolution (approx. ¼ mile away); Maudell's Garden (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Charlotte.

Photographed by Stanley and Terrie Howard, October 16, 2008

2. Good Samaritan Hospital (1891-1961) Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 3, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 6, 2009, by Stanley and Terrie Howard of Greer, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 2,012 times since then and 65 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 6, 2009, by Stanley and Terrie Howard of Greer, South Carolina. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.