South Slope Brewing District in Asheville in Buncombe County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Elizabeth Blackwell, M.D.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, 2010

1. Elizabeth Blackwell, M.D. Marker

Inscription. Dr. Blackwell was the first woman awarded a medical degree in the United States. She began privately her medical studies in Asheville in 1845 under Dr. John Dickson, for whom she taught music at Dickson private school for girls. The school was located on the actual site of the Drhumor Building. Elizabeth Blackwell was an 1849 graduate of Geneva Medical College in western New York.

Erected by Buncombe County Medical Auxillary, Buncombe County Medical Society , Mary Whiting Ewing Foundation, Wachovia Bank.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Science & Medicine • Women. A significant historical year for this entry is 1845.

Location. 35° 35.68′ N, 82° 33.219′ W. Marker is in Asheville, North Carolina, in Buncombe County. It is in the South Slope Brewing District. It is on Patton Avenue near Church Street, on the right when traveling west. The monument is on the side of the Wachovia Bank Building. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Asheville NC 28801, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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

specifically in the Upper South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the original Cherokee Nation,

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: Immortal Image (within shouting distance of this marker); O. Henry (within shouting distance of this marker); Coleman Zageir (within shouting distance of this marker); Stepping Out

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(about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Jimmie Rodgers (about 400 feet away); Flat Iron Architecture (about 400 feet away); Appalachian Stage (about 500 feet away); George Masa (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Asheville.

Also see . . . Elizabeth Blackwell from Wikipedia. ... In 1845, she went to Asheville, North Carolina, where she read medicine in the home of Dr. John Dickson. Afterwards, she read with his brother Dr. Samuel Henry Dickson in Charleston, South Carolina. ... During the American Civil War, Blackwell trained many women to be nurses and sent them to the Union Army. Many women were interested and received training at this time. After the war, Blackwell had time, in 1868, to establish a Women's Medical College at the Infirmary to train women, physicians, and doctors. (Submitted on June 8, 2010, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.)

Elizabeth Blackwell, M.D.Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, May 22, 2010

2. Elizabeth Blackwell, M.D.Memorial

Elizabeth Blackwell, M.D. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Joseph Stanley Kozlowski, 1905

3. Elizabeth Blackwell, M.D.

Syracuse University Medical School collection.

Drhumor Building (today). as mentioned, across the street image. Click for full size.

4. Drhumor Building (today). as mentioned, across the street

Credits. This page was last revised on February 14, 2026. It was originally submitted on June 8, 2010, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 4,747 times since then and 36 times this year. It was the Marker of the Week November 8, 2015. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on June 8, 2010, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.