Tuscaloosa in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)

Druid City Hospital School Of Nursing

Photographed by Tim Carr, March 13, 2010

1. Druid City Hospital School Of Nursing Marker

Inscription. Constructed in 1923 through gift of J. T. Horne, this building occupied by Druid City Hospital School of Nursing from 1923 to 1947. Used by University of Alabama from 1951 to 1954 to house first state supported collegiate school of nursing in Alabama.

Erected 1981 by Alabama Historical Association.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Notable Buildings • Science & Medicine. In addition, it is included in the Alabama Historical Association series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1923.

Location. 33° 12.59′ N, 87° 32.571′ W. Marker is in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, in Tuscaloosa County. It is at the intersection of Hackberry Lane and 4th Street, on the left when traveling south on Hackberry Lane. Building #1160, Druid City Hospital School Of Nursing (Child and Family Research Clinic) is located on the Campus of the University of Alabama. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Tuscaloosa AL 35487, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is 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: Sigma Alpha Epsilon (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Malone Hood Plaza (about 700 feet away); Site of the Stand in the Schoolhouse Door / Foster Auditorium, 1939 (about 700 feet

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away); Smith Hall, 1908 (approx. 0.2 miles away); Zeta Beta Tau (approx. 0.2 miles away); Tuomey Hall (approx. 0.2 miles away); The President's Mansion (approx. 0.2 miles away); University of Alabama’s Slavery Apology (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Tuscaloosa.

Photographed by Tim Carr, March 13, 2010

2. Druid City Hospital School Of Nursing & Marker

Druid City Hospital School Of Nursing (Child and Family Research Clinic) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tim Carr, March 13, 2010

3. Druid City Hospital School Of Nursing (Child and Family Research Clinic)

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on April 8, 2010, by Timothy Carr of Birmingham, Alabama. This page has been viewed 1,679 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 8, 2010, by Timothy Carr of Birmingham, Alabama. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.