Mardela Springs in Wicomico County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
The Doctor's Office
Barren Creek Springs Village
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), January 14, 2022
1. The Doctor's Office Marker
Inscription.
The Doctor's Office. Barren Creek Springs Village. This building, a renovated office used by a railroad contractor from the early 1900s, now serves as a reminder of Dr. Lemuel Brattan's office. Brattan, one of the town's founding families in the early 1800s, decided at age 28, to quit keep his successful career as a store-keeper and businessman, and become a doctor. He enrolled in the Univ. of Maryland Medical School, graduated, and returned to open an office as one of the two general practice doctors in town. Only a few years later, in 1857, he left town again to go to Texas. About 1870 he returned but died shortly after. This building is approximately the size of the office he had built for his practice.
This building, a renovated office used by a railroad contractor from the early 1900s, now serves as a reminder of Dr. Lemuel Brattan's office. Brattan, one of the town's founding families in the early 1800s, decided at age 28, to quit keep his successful career as a store-keeper and businessman, and become a doctor. He enrolled in the Univ. of Maryland Medical School, graduated, and returned to open an office as one of the two general practice doctors in town. Only a few years later, in 1857, he left town again to go to Texas. About 1870 he returned but died shortly after. This building is approximately the size of the office he had built for his practice.
Erected by Westside Historical Society. (Marker Number 7.)
Location. 38° 27.724′ N, 75° 45.326′ W. Marker is in Mardela Springs, Maryland, in Wicomico County. It is on Railroad Avenue just west of Bratten Street, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 304 Railroad Ave, Mardela Springs MD 21837, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is on the Eastern Shore. It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic, on the Delmarva Peninsula, and in the Tidewater. 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 one of the original Thirteen Colonies and also the Antebellum South.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), January 14, 2022
2. The building
Credits. This page was last revised on January 15, 2022. It was originally submitted on January 15, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 212 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on January 15, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
