North Downtown in Charlottesville, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Nelson Sanitorium (1895-1902)
Circa 1830
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Science & Medicine.
Location. 38° 1.974′ N, 78° 28.771′ W. Marker is in Charlottesville, Virginia. It is in North Downtown. It is on East High Street (Business U.S. 250) just east of 2nd Street Northeast, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 201 E High St, Charlottesville VA 22902, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Central Virginia. 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, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Catholic Church of the Holy Comforter (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Gen. Alexander Archer Vandegrift (about 500 feet away); First Baptist Church (about 500 feet away); Paul Goodloe McIntire (about 600 feet away); Swanson v. University of Virginia (about 600 feet away); Sales of Enslaved People in Court Square (about 600 feet away); Jefferson Street Buildings (about 600 feet away); Meriwether Lewis (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Charlottesville.
Other markers no longer nearby. Robert Edward Lee (was about 500 feet away but has been permanently removed); Charlottesville (was about 600 feet away but has been permanently removed); Thomas Jonathan Jackson
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