Butler in Taylor County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

The Montgomery Hospital

Photographed by James L.Whitman, October 30, 2021

1. The Montgomery Hospital Marker

Inscription. In 1937, Robert Clarence Montgomery ,MD, established on this site Taylor County's first hospital,The Montgomery Hospital, Dr.Montgomery rendered medical services ranging from treatment for the common cold to surgical procedures. Delivering babies and mending broken bones were all in a days work at The Montgomery Hospital.Dr.Montgomery maintained an active medical practice until his death on november 10,1963.

His son, Dr.Robert Clifford Montgomery, joined the practice in 1950 and continued the tradition of caring for the sick and injured until 1982 when the hospital closed.

Erected by the Mayor and City Council of Butler, Georgia and the Medical Center of Central Georgia of Macon, Georgia.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • Science & Medicine. A significant historical year for this entry is 1937.

Location. 32° 33.529′ N, 84° 14.648′ W. Marker is in Butler, Georgia, in Taylor County. It is on West Main Street (Georgia Route 137) east of Columbus Road, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 86 W Main St, Butler GA 31006, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Georgia’s Piedmont.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Deep 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,

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 10 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Taylor County (approx. 0.4 miles away); Confederate Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away); Taylor County War Memorial

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(approx. 0.4 miles away); Tuscaloosa Formation (approx. 5.1 miles away); William Bartram Trail (approx. 7.7 miles away); The Wire Road (approx. 7.9 miles away); Taylor County Rural Electric Cooperative (approx. 8.7 miles away); Old Federal Road (approx. 9.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Butler.

Photographed by James L.Whitman, October 30, 2021

2. The Montgomery Hospital Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on November 1, 2021. It was originally submitted on October 31, 2021, by James L.Whitman of Eufaula, Alabama. This page has been viewed 656 times since then and 46 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 31, 2021, by James L.Whitman of Eufaula, Alabama. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.