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. 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.)

Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Science & Medicine • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in

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the Ohio Historical Society / The Ohio History Connection series list. A significant historical date for this entry is March 3, 1865.

Location. 39° 44.543′ N, 84° 15.494′ W. Memorial is in Dayton, Ohio, in Montgomery County. It is in Fairlane. It 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. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 4100 West Third Street, Dayton OH 45428, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the Miami Valley.

It is also in the American Midwest

and in the Corn Belt.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Lincoln's Promise (a few steps from this marker); Patient Library (Building 121) (within shouting distance of this

Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, November 26, 2021

2. Dayton VA Medical Center Marker

marker); In Memoriam (within shouting distance of this marker); The Protestant Chapel (Building 118) (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Bandstand (Building 113) (about 300 feet away); The Grotto (about 500 feet away); Catholic Chapel (Building 119) (about 600 feet away); Centennial Commemoration of the End of the Great War (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Dayton.

Dayton VA Medical Center image. Click for full size.

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 1,013 times since then and 72 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.