Meridian in Lauderdale County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)

Matty Hersee Hospital

Photographed by Mark Hilton, October 24, 2023

1. Matty Hersee Hospital Marker

Inscription. In the 1880s, Matty Hersee Wright and other civic-minded women established a hospital in Meridian and constructed a building on Poplar Springs Drive in 1903. In 1923, a new, 50,000-square-foot hospital was built here. First known as the East Mississippi Charity Hospital but renamed Matty Hersee, it was one of three hospitals commissioned by the State Eleemosynary Board and was one of Mississippi's first nursing schools. The nursing school closed in 1986 and the hospital was demolished in 2015.

Erected 2017 by Mississippi Department of Archives and History.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Science & Medicine • Women. In addition, it is included in the Mississippi State Historical Marker Program series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1903.

Location. 32° 21.856′ N, 88° 43.723′ W. Marker is in Meridian, Mississippi, in Lauderdale County. It is on Mississippi Route 19 N south of 8th Street, on the right when traveling south. Located in SW corner of intersection. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Meridian MS 39307, United States

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of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in East Mississippi. It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once 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: Old Mt. Olive Missionary Baptist Church (approx. 0.2 miles away); Council of Organizations (approx. 0.3 miles away); Lt. Charles Read (approx. 0.6 miles away); Texas Civil War Memorial (approx. 0.6 miles away); Rose Hill Cemetery (approx. 0.6 miles away); Charles W. "Savez" Read (approx. 0.6 miles away); First Union Missionary Baptist Church (approx. ¾ mile away); Missouri Ridge (approx. 0.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Meridian.

Matty Hersee Hospital Marker with formar hospital location in background. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, October 24, 2023

2. Matty Hersee Hospital Marker with formar hospital location in background.

Credits. This page was last revised on October 27, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 26, 2023, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 1,503 times since then and 121 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 26, 2023, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.