Harvey Lillard
1856-1925
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Science & Medicine. A significant historical date for this entry is September 18, 1895.
Location. 44° 6.317′ N, 78° 56.524′ W. Marker is in Port Perry, Ontario, in Durham Region. It is on Water Street just south of Queen Street, on the right when traveling north. The marker is located on the east side of (behind) the Daniel David Palmer Memorial, near the northwest corner of Palmer Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 175 Water Street, Port Perry ON L9L 1C4, Canada. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Greater Toronto, specifically on the Golden Horseshoe, in the York, Durham and Headwaters Area, and in the Toronto Metropolitan Area. It is also in Central Canada. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once a British colony, the Viceroyalty of New France, the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, and Ruperts Land.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Daniel David Palmer (here, next to this marker); a different marker also named Daniel David Palmer (here, next to this marker); The Port Perry Grain Elevator (a few steps from this marker); St. Charles Hotel (within shouting distance of this marker); The Currie Grain Elevator (within shouting distance of this marker); The Ackerman Block (within shouting distance of this marker); Steamboats on Lake Scugog (within shouting distance of this marker); The Rotary Club of Port Perry (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Port Perry.
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Also see . . . William Harvey Lillard (Wikipedia).
Excerpt: Harvey Lillard was an African-American janitor who worked in the Ryan Building in Brady Street, Davenport, Iowa. He was the first person to be treated with the technique known as chiropractic by D.D. Palmer.(Submitted on August 13, 2024, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)Lillard maintained the corner building where Palmer had his office on the 4th floor. In September 1895 he told Palmer that he had lost most of his hearing and was almost completely deaf. Lillard added that he "could not hear the racket of a wagon on the street or the ticking of a watch." When asked how he had become deaf he replied that, 17 years before, while bent over in a cramped, stooping position he "heard something 'pop' in his spine" and immediately lost most of his hearing. Palmer later told that he then offered to take a look at Lillard's spine and found a lump just between his shoulders; he persuaded Lillard to allow him to "rack his bone back into position." Palmer, in fact, thought Lillard's hearing loss was due to a misalignment that blocked the spinal nerves which control the inner ear, the so-called vertebral subluxation; he decided to push the vertebrae back into place and, after a few days, Lillard said that his hearing was better and almost
completely restored.Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, June 2, 20242. Harvey Lillard MarkerLooking west from Palmer Memorial Park; Water Street is in the background. The back/east side of the Daniel David Palmer Memorial is directly behind the Harvey Lillard marker.
Credits. This page was last revised on August 13, 2024. It was originally submitted on August 13, 2024, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 214 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 13, 2024, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.
