College Hill in Lynchburg, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Rosalie Slaughter Morton, M.D. (1872-1968)

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), August 14, 2021

1. Rosalie Slaughter Morton, M.D. (1872-1968) Marker

Inscription. The childhood home of Rosalie S. Morton, surgeon and public health advocate, stood on the present site of St. Paul's Episcopal Church. Morton graduated from the Women's Medical College of Pennsylvania in 1897 and trained in Europe and Asia. She led a nationwide public-health initiative for the American Medical Association beginning in 1909. During World War I, Morton worked in field hospitals on the Salonika Front and was a founder of the American Women's Hospitals service, which opened its first hospital in 1918 in France. She established the International Serbian Educational Committee in 1919. Morton received decorations for distinguished service from the governments of France and Serbia.

Erected 2018 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number Q-6-50.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Science & Medicine • War, World I • Women. In addition, it is included in the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1897.

Location. 37° 24.904′ N, 79° 8.791′ W. Marker is in Lynchburg, Virginia. It is in College Hill. It is at the intersection of Clay Street and 7th Street, on the right when traveling north on Clay Street.

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Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 605 Clay St, Lynchburg VA 24504, 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: Latham's Battery (here, next to this marker); Carter Glass House (within shouting distance of this marker); Elizabeth Langhorne Lewis (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); John Daniel’s Home (about 500 feet away); St. Paul's Vestry House (about 500 feet away); Samuel D. Rockenbach, 1869–1952 (about 500 feet away); Court Street Baptist Church (about 500 feet away); Abram Frederick Biggers and Biggers School (about 800 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lynchburg.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), August 14, 2021

2. Rosalie Slaughter Morton, M.D. (1872-1968) Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 1, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 16, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 711 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 16, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.