Downtown West in St. Louis, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Myrtle H. Davis

Born June 13, 1926

Photographed by Jason Voigt, January 23, 2023

1. Myrtle H. Davis Marker

Inscription. Myrtle Hilliard Davis was born in Texarkana, Arkansas. She was a graduate of the Homer G. Phillips Nursing School in St. Louis in 1955. An advocate for Healthcare, she wrote a grant in 1969 that would later become St. Louis Comprehensive Health Center - her legacy. The center was renamed in her honor upon retirement in 2001. Myrtle was passionate about the idea that no one, due to economic circumstance or station in life, should be deprived of quality health care.

Erected by Gateway Community Foundation.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Science & Medicine • Women. A significant historical date for this entry is June 13, 1926.

Location. 38° 38.188′ N, 90° 12.42′ W. Marker is in St. Louis, Missouri. It is in Downtown West. It is on North 20th Street south of Dr. Martin Luther King Drive (Missouri Route D), on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1934 Dr Martin Luther King Dr, Saint Louis MO 63106, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American Midwest,

in the Lewis & Clark Corridor,

in the Corn Belt,

and in the Great River Road Region.

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 the Mississippian Culture,

the Louisiana Purchase,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Nathaniel Sweets (here, next to this marker); David L. Steward (here, next to this marker); Abraham Bolden (here, next to this marker); Charles E. Fleming (here,

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next to this marker); Jimmie M. Edwards (here, next to this marker); Chuck Berry (here, next to this marker); Lou Fatha Thimes (here, next to this marker); Lloyd Arthur Smith (here, next to this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in St. Louis.

Credits. This page was last revised on January 30, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 24, 2023, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois. This page has been viewed 195 times since then and 16 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on January 24, 2023, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois.