Near Battle Creek in Calhoun County, Michigan — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Veterans Hospital No. 100

Photographed by Joel Seewald, August 14, 2022

1. Veterans Hospital No. 100 Marker

Inscription. World War I created the need for increased medical care for returning soldiers. Veterans Hospital No. 100, a 500-bed neuropsychiatric facility that opened in 1924 on the grounds of Fort Custer, originally consisted of twenty-two Neo-Georgian structures in a crescent shaped arrangement. Like other Veterans Bureau facilities of the time, the hospital was built from standardized floor plans at a cost of nearly three million dollars. When erected on the grounds of Fort Custer, trenches, sand dunes, and barren soil dominated the site. Between 1927 and 1930, 9,400 trees were planted on the 675-acre site, including English walnut trees, transplanted from the Battle Creek Sanitarium, that were originally grown in Mt. Vernon, Virginia.

Erected 1991 by Bureau of History, Michigan Department of State. (Marker Number S603.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Science & Medicine • War, World I. In addition, it is included in the Michigan Historical Commission series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1924.

Location. 42° 20.489′ N, 85° 17.595′ W. Marker is near Battle Creek,

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Michigan, in Calhoun County. It is on Urban Drive near William Shafter Circle South, on the right. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 5500 Armstrong Road, Battle Creek MI 49037, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southwest Michigan.

It is also in the American Midwest

and on the Great Lakes.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: In Memory (approx. 1½ miles away); German Prisoners of War (approx. 1½ miles away); Builders Medad, Casey, Chauncey and Darwin McKay (approx. 3 miles away); Park Theatre (approx. 3 miles away); Barn Theatre (approx. 4.2 miles away); Battle Creek No. 4 Fire Station (approx. 5 miles away); African Methodist Episcopal Church (approx. 5.2 miles away); Second Baptist Church (approx. 5.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Battle Creek.

Photographed by J.T. Lambrou, January 12, 2022

2. Veterans Hospital No. 100 Marker

Photographed by J.T. Lambrou, January 12, 2022

3. Veterans Hospital No. 100 Marker

This view of the marker is along the access road to the VA facilities.

Photographed by Joel Seewald, August 14, 2022

4. Veterans Hospital No. 100 Marker

Battle Creek VA Medical Center image. Click for full size.

Photographed by J.T. Lambrou, January 12, 2022

5. Battle Creek VA Medical Center

The marker is located near this sign leading to the VA facilities.

Credits. This page was last revised on August 17, 2022. It was originally submitted on January 13, 2022, by J.T. Lambrou of New Boston, Michigan. This page has been viewed 473 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on August 15, 2022, by Joel Seewald of Madison Heights, Michigan. 2, 3. submitted on January 13, 2022, by J.T. Lambrou of New Boston, Michigan. 4. submitted on August 15, 2022, by Joel Seewald of Madison Heights, Michigan. 5. submitted on January 13, 2022, by J.T. Lambrou of New Boston, Michigan. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.