Near Gloucester in Gloucester County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Dr. Walter Reed’s Birthplace

Photographed by Laura Troy, October 13, 2007

1. Dr. Walter Reed's Birthplace Marker

Inscription. Dr. Walter Reed, U.S. Army medical officer and bacteriologist, was born on 13 Sept. 1851 in a nearby cottage at Belroi. He received medical degrees from the University of Virginia medical school and Bellevue Hospital College in New York City. In 1875 he joined the U.S. Army Medical Department. By 1890 Reed was spending most of his time conducting medical research. During the Spanish-American War, Reed served on the Typhoid Board that studied this disease. He was appointed in 1900 to head the Yellow Fever Commission that proved the disease was transmitted by mosquitoes. This discovery led to its virtual eradication. Reed died on 23 Nov. 1902.

Erected 2001 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number NW-6.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Science & Medicine • War, Spanish-American. In addition, it is included in the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series list. A significant historical date for this entry is September 13, 1851.

Location. Marker has been reported missing. It was located near 37° 20.712′ N, 76° 31.354′ W. Marker was near Gloucester, Virginia, in Gloucester County. It was on George Washington Memorial Highway (U.S. 17) south of

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Hickory Fork Road. Touch for map. Marker was at or near this postal address: 5113 George Washington Memorial Hwy, White Marsh VA 23183, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker was on the Middle Peninsula

and in the Hampton Roads Metropolitan Area.

It was also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in the Tidewater,

and in the Chesapeake Bay Region.

Globally, it was in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it found itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

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 location: United Negro College Fund (here, next to this marker); Robert Russa Moton (a few steps from this marker); Fairfield (approx. ¼ mile away); Rosewell (approx. ¼ mile away); Warner Hall (approx. 0.9 miles away); Abingdon Church (approx. 0.9 miles away); These Page Family Tombs (approx. 0.9 miles away); The Page Family (approx. 0.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Gloucester.

Other markers no longer nearby. Rosewell and Werowocomoco (was here, next to this marker but has been confirmed missing); Governor John Page (was approx. 0.9 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

More about this marker. This Marker sits with NW-8 and NW-22 and NW-14 are just a few yards away.

3 Other Markers Can Be Seen In The Distance image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Laura Troy, October 13, 2007

2. 3 Other Markers Can Be Seen In The Distance

Credits. This page was last revised on June 17, 2024. It was originally submitted on October 14, 2007, by Laura Troy of Burke, Virginia. This page has been viewed 2,003 times since then and 31 times this year. Last updated on June 15, 2024, by Jessica Hulstine of Mathews, Virginia. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 14, 2007, by Laura Troy of Burke, Virginia. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.