Warrenton in Warren County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Dr. L. Julian Haywood

1927 ~ 2020

Photographed by Tom Bosse, September 14, 2024

1. Dr. L. Julian Haywood Marker

Inscription. Son of Dr. Thomas W. and Louise V. Hayley Haywood, Dr. Haywood was a graduate of Hampton Institute and Howard University College of Medicine. He served in the US Navy, on the medical faculties of Loma Linda University (CA) and the University of Southern California, and on the staff of the LA County + USC Medical Center, where, in 1966, he established one of the earliest coronary care units, named in his honor in 2016. He conducted pioneering cardiovascular research, led development of the first digital heart rhythm monitor, led the Sickle Cell Disease Research Foundation, and was a founder of the Association of Black Cardiologists. He was raised in the historic Sledge-Hayley-Haywood House, Warrenton, NC.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Science & Medicine. A significant historical year for this entry is 1966.

Location. 36° 23.873′ N, 78° 9.643′ W. Marker is in Warrenton, North Carolina, in Warren County. It is at the intersection of West Franklin Street and Hayley Street, on the left when traveling west on West Franklin Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this

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postal address: 205 Hayley St, Warrenton NC 27589, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s Coastal Plain. It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it is in North America,

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 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 marker: Heritage Center (approx. ¼ mile away); J.S. Wortham Company, Inc. (approx. ¼ mile away); a different marker also named John A. Hyman (approx. ¼ mile away); World Wars I and II Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away); Jacob W. Holt (approx. 0.3 miles away); Courthouse (approx. 0.3 miles away); Benjamin Hawkins (approx. 0.3 miles away); Waddill Brick Store (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Warrenton.

Other markers no longer nearby. John A. Hyman (was approx. ¼ mile away but has

Dr. L. Julian Haywood image. Click for full size.

via IEEE Spectrum, 1980s

2. Dr. L. Julian Haywood

been replaced with another marker now near it); Confederate Monument (was approx. 0.3 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Also see . . .
1. County loses native son who devoted his life to medicine. The Warren Record (2021) (Submitted on June 9, 2025, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

2. The Inventions That Made Heart Disease Less Deadly L. Julian Haywood’s digital heart-rate monitor wa. IEEE Spectrum website entry:
L. Julian Haywood’s digital heart-rate monitor was one of many lifesaving innovations in cardiology in the 1960s (Submitted on June 9, 2025, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

Photographed by Tom Bosse, September 14, 2024

3. Dr. L. Julian Haywood Marker

Sledge-Hayley-Haywood House image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tom Bosse, September 14, 2024

4. Sledge-Hayley-Haywood House

Credits. This page was last revised on June 10, 2025. It was originally submitted on September 22, 2024, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 450 times since then and 71 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on September 22, 2024, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. 2. submitted on June 9, 2025, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. 3, 4. submitted on September 22, 2024, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.