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Kissimmee in Osceola County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)
 

Wilson MacArthur and Minnie Elizabeth Lancaster

— Kissimmee Pioneer Families Memorial Wall —

 
 
Wilson MacArthur and Minnie Elizabeth Lancaster Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Brandon D Cross, August 19, 2022
1. Wilson MacArthur and Minnie Elizabeth Lancaster Marker
Inscription.
Lancaster
1883-1950 — 1888-191964
Wilson MacArthur — Minnie Elizabeth


Canadians by birth, they moved from North Dakota to Kissimmee in 1933. Dr. Lancaster founded the Osceola Hospital, where medicine and surgery were his vocation and avocation. Minnie was the Hospital Administrator and was noted for her considerate service to patients and their families.
Children: Avaline, Donald, Robert
 
Erected 1983 by City of Kissimmee.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Settlements & SettlersWomen. A significant historical year for this entry is 1933.
 
Location. 28° 17.479′ N, 81° 24.263′ W. Marker is in Kissimmee, Florida, in Osceola County. It can be reached from the intersection of East Monument Avenue and Lakeview Drive. Marker located at the north side of the Berlinsky Community House. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 300 E Monument Ave, Kissimmee FL 34741, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Orlando and in Central Florida. It is also in the American South. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,
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North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, 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: Dixon (Dick) Forrest Lawson (here, next to this marker); F.S. (Beany) and Avice Cottrell Ledbetter (here, next to this marker); Samuel L. And Margaret J. Lupfer (here, next to this marker); Samuel L., Jr. and Corine Gilbert Lupfer (here, next to this marker); A.G. (Gus) and Dessie Samantha Mann (here, next to this marker); Pat and Adalene Johnston (here, next to this marker); O. Jennings and Kate Knox (here, next to this marker); Joe B. and Irene Rae Franklin McCawley (here, next to this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Kissimmee.
 
Wilson MacArthur and Minnie Elizabeth Lancaster Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Brandon D Cross, August 19, 2022
2. Wilson MacArthur and Minnie Elizabeth Lancaster Marker
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Credits. This page was last revised on September 4, 2022. It was originally submitted on August 25, 2022, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 715 times since then and 31 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on August 25, 2022, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • J. J. Prats was the editor who published this page.
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