Statesboro in Bulloch County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

Statesboro Sanatorium

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 7, 2022

1. Statesboro Sanatorium Marker

Inscription. In 1908, the 40-bed Statesboro Sanatorium became the community's first hospital. After the opening of a publicly-owned hospital in 1936, the privately-owned hospital was closed and the building converted to a hotel.
Supported by the Jack N. & Addie D. Averitt Foundation.2016

Erected 2016 by Bulloch County Historical Society.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Science & Medicine. A significant historical year for this entry is 1908.

Location. 32° 27.036′ N, 81° 46.945′ W. Marker is in Statesboro, Georgia, in Bulloch County. It is at the intersection of Hill Street and Siebald Street, on the right when traveling west on Hill Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 9 Hill St, Statesboro GA 30458, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Georgia’s Coastal Plain. 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

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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: Bulloch County Veterans Memorial (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); The March to the Sea (about 400 feet away); Statesboro Buggy and Wagon Company (about 400 feet away); Bulloch County Courthouse (about 400 feet away); Bulloch County (about 400 feet away); First Baptist Church of Statesboro (about 600 feet away); The Bank of Statesboro (about 600 feet away); The Georgia Theater (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Statesboro.

Also see . . . Bulloch History with Roger Allen: The first hospitals sanitariums open in Statesboro. Part of a series of columns looking at the establishment and growth of doctors, hospitals and the health industry in Georgia and Bulloch County. (Roger Allen, the Statesboro Herald, posted May 22, 2015) (Submitted on May 14, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 7, 2022

2. Statesboro Sanatorium Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on May 14, 2022. It was originally submitted on May 14, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 762 times since then and 73 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 14, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.