Greenville in Greenville County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Dr. John Todd Anderson

Photographed by Brian Scott, June 13, 2009

1. Dr. John Todd Anderson Marker

Inscription. Furman Student
Medical Missionary to China
Born 1887 Died 1918

Erected 1925 by Classes of 1909, 1910, 1911.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • Religion & Religious Structures • Science & Medicine. A significant historical year for this entry is 1887.

Location. 34° 55.733′ N, 82° 26.383′ W. Marker is in Greenville, South Carolina, in Greenville County. It can be reached from no nearby street. Marker is located on the campus of Furman University in the Furman University 50th Anniversary Plaza. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Greenville SC 29617, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Upstate

and in the Foothills. It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the original Cherokee Nation,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

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one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 10 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Furman University (within shouting distance of this marker); Furman University 50th Anniversary Plaza (within shouting distance of this marker); Greenville Woman’s College Bell (within shouting distance of this marker); "Old College" (within shouting distance of this marker); Bell Tower (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); "The Shack" (about 400 feet away); a different marker also named Clark Murphy Housing Complex (approx. 0.2 miles away); Judson Hall (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Earle Infirmary (approx. ¼ mile away); John E. Johns Hall (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Greenville.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Clark Murphy Housing Complex (was approx. 0.2 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

More about this marker. The water fountain was brought to the current campus from the old campus, located in downtown Greenville, SC.

Also see . . .
1. Dr. John T. Anderson Drowned [Article 1918] Woodruff, S.C.

Dr. John Todd Anderson Marker and Water Fountain image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Brian Scott, June 13, 2009

2. Dr. John Todd Anderson Marker and Water Fountain

An article from a Shanghai paper, giving account of the death by drowning of Dr. John Todd Anderson, a son of Rev. and Mrs. W.A. Aanderson, of Woodruff {S.C.}, has been received by the father of the deceased. (Submitted on July 27, 2009, by Brian Scott of Anderson, South Carolina.)

2. A Greatheart of the South, John T. Anderson, Medical Missionary. Full text of A Greatheart of the South, John T. Anderson, Medical Missionary, by Gordon Poteat. (Submitted on July 27, 2009, by Brian Scott of Anderson, South Carolina.)

3. Furman University. Official website of Furman University. (Submitted on July 27, 2009, by Brian Scott of Anderson, South Carolina.)

Dr. John Todd Anderson<br>(1887-1918) image. Click for full size.

A Greatheart of the South: John T. Anderson, Medical Missionary by Gordon Poteat, circa 1905

3. Dr. John Todd Anderson
(1887-1918)

Credits. This page was last revised on December 13, 2019. It was originally submitted on July 27, 2009, by Brian Scott of Anderson, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,566 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 27, 2009, by Brian Scott of Anderson, South Carolina.