Brookhaven in Lincoln County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)
Original King's Daughters Hospital
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, April 22, 2022
1. Original King's Daughters Hospital Marker
Dr. John H. Johnson and Dr. Dudley W. Jones opened the area's first hospital in a two-story residence at this site in 1909. In 1913, the Willing Hearts Circle purchased the equipment, rented the building, and formed the King's Daughters Hospital. It remained here until 1920 when it moved to a larger building on North Jackson Street.
Erected 2021 by Mississippi Department of Archives and History.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Science & Medicine. A significant historical year for this entry is 1909.
Location. 31° 34.637′ N, 90° 26.664′ W. Marker is in Brookhaven, Mississippi, in Lincoln County. It is on West Chickasaw Street east of South Jackson Street, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Brookhaven MS 39601, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Southwest Mississippi and in Natchez Trace Corridor. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Deep South. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, 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 Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Brookhaven Light Artillery (within shouting distance of this marker); Brookhaven Blues: A Tribute (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Brookhaven (about 600 feet away); Lampton Auditorium (about 700 feet away); Whitworth College (about 700 feet away); Temple B'nai Sholom (about 700 feet away); Murder of Lamar Smith
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Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, April 22, 2022
2. Original King's Daughters Hospital Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on November 16, 2024. It was originally submitted on April 23, 2022, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 1,208 times since then and 77 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 23, 2022, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana.
