Fort Snelling in Hennepin County, Minnesota — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

The Hospital

Reconstructed (Original 1822-1904)

Photographed by Connor Olson, August 31, 2024

1. The Hospital Marker

Inscription.

This is the Army's first hospital at the post.

Doctors treated the local community here. The post surgeon also kept daily weather records-some of the first in the region.

After 1839, other buildings served as hospitals. A new hospital was built on the upper post in 1894 and was used for more than 60 years.

In 1918, the post was designated General Hospital No. 29. It was a 1,500-bed facility specializing in prosthetic limbs and the rehabilitation of soldiers returning from World War I service.

Captions:
The original hospital being torn down, about 1904.
Fort Snelling General Hospital No. 29, 1919.

Erected by Minnesota Historical Society.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Forts and Castles • Science & Medicine. A significant historical year for this entry is 1822.

Location. 44° 53.553′ N, 93° 10.868′ W. Marker is in Fort Snelling, Minnesota, in Hennepin County. It is on Tower Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 200 Tower Ave, Minneapolis MN 55417, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Twin Cities Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American Midwest,

in the Corn Belt,

and in the Great River Road Region.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once Rupert’s Land,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Louisiana Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The Schoolhouse (within shouting distance of this marker); Gatehouse and Guardhouse (within shouting distance of this marker); Working Women of Fort Snelling

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(within shouting distance of this marker); The Sutler Store (within shouting distance of this marker); Three Sisters Garden (within shouting distance of this marker); Flagpole (within shouting distance of this marker); Enlisted Barracks (within shouting distance of this marker); Officers’ Quarters (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fort Snelling.

The Hospital image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Connor Olson, August 31, 2024

2. The Hospital

Credits. This page was last revised on September 16, 2024. It was originally submitted on September 1, 2024, by Connor Olson of Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 155 times since then and 6 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 1, 2024, by Connor Olson of Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.