Fairlane in Dayton in Montgomery County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Dayton VA Medical Center
Photographed By Rev. Ronald Irick, November 26, 2021
1. Dayton VA Medical Center Marker
Inscription.
Dayton VA Medical Center. . The Dayton Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Center was established by Congressional legislation signed by President Abraham Lincoln on March 3, 1865. One of the three original VA Hospitals in the United States, Dayton received its first Civil War Veterans in 1867. Although officially The Central Branch of the National Asylum for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, the facility became known as Dayton Soldiers Home. By 1884, it was a self-sufficient planned community, providing hospital, living quarters, gardens, and amenities to 64 percent of the Veterans receiving institutional care from the U.S. government. An early tourist attraction, the campus boasted 517,106 visitors in 1906. Today, the Dayton VA Medical Center is a modern healthcare facility that continues to honor President Lincoln's promise "To care for him who shall have borne the battle, and for his widow, and his orphan."
The Dayton Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Center was established by Congressional legislation signed by President Abraham Lincoln on March 3, 1865. One of the three original VA Hospitals in the United States, Dayton received its first Civil War Veterans in 1867. Although officially The Central Branch of the National Asylum for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, the facility became known as Dayton Soldiers Home. By 1884, it was a self-sufficient planned community, providing hospital, living quarters, gardens, and amenities to 64 percent of the Veterans receiving institutional care from the U.S. government. An early tourist attraction, the campus boasted 517,106 visitors in 1906. Today, the Dayton VA Medical Center is a modern healthcare facility that continues to honor President Lincoln's promise "To care for him who shall have borne the battle, and for his widow, and his orphan."
Erected 2021 by Dayton Veterans Affairs Medical Center; Ohio History Connection. (Marker Number 35-57.)
15.494′ W. Marker is in Dayton, Ohio, in Montgomery County. It is in Fairlane. Memorial is at the intersection of Kentucky Avenue and Ohio Street, on the right when traveling west on Kentucky Avenue. Marker stands on the campus of the Dayton Veterans Affairs Medical Center. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4100 West Third Street, Dayton OH 45428, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Photographed By Rev. Ronald Irick, November 26, 2021
2. Dayton VA Medical Center Marker
Photographed By Rev. Ronald Irick, November 26, 2021
3. Dayton VA Medical Center
This is one of several older medical buildings in the complex.
Photographed By Rev. Ronald Irick, November 26, 2021
4. Dayton VA Medical Center
This view shows the reconstructed facade and statue from the original hospital building.
Credits. This page was last revised on July 8, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 26, 2021, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. This page has been viewed 509 times since then and 57 times this year. Last updated on July 7, 2023, by Grant & Mary Ann Fish of Galloway, Ohio. Photos:1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on November 26, 2021, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
