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Connie M. Guion

1882-1971

 
 
Connie M. Guion Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Stanley and Terrie Howard, July 9, 2011
1. Connie M. Guion Marker
Inscription. Pioneer female physician. Gained National reputation from work at Cornell medical clinic, 1922 - 1970. Born 2/10 mi. N.
 
Erected 2001 by Division of Archives and History. (Marker Number O-35.)
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Science & Medicine. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina Division of Archives and History series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1922.
 
Location. 35° 27.947′ N, 81° 16.119′ W. Marker is in Lincolnton, North Carolina, in Lincoln County. It is at the intersection of State Highway 27 and Spake Road (State Highway 1224), on the right when traveling west on State Highway 27. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 782 W Highway 27, Lincolnton NC 28092, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Piedmont and in Greater Charlotte. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Upper South. 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 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: Andrι Michaux (approx. 0.7 miles away); Cemetery (approx. Ύ mile away); Hiram R. Revels (approx. Ύ mile away); North State Hotel (approx. Ύ mile away); Woodside 18th Century (approx. Ύ mile away); Emmanuel Lutheran Church (approx. Ύ mile away); Veterans Memorial Plaza (approx. Ύ mile away); Rufus Z. Johnston (approx. Ύ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lincolnton.
 
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. Biography of Dr. Connie M. Guion
At her death in 1971, Dr. Connie M. Guion was the dean of the nation’s women physicians. Several distinctions are claimed for her including first female professor of clinical medicine at an American university, first female member of the medical board of New York Hospital, and first living female doctor for whom a major hospital building was named.
(Submitted on June 17, 2024, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina.) 
 
Connie M. Guion Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Stanley and Terrie Howard, July 9, 2011
2. Connie M. Guion Marker
Connie M. Guion grave site image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Mark Parker, June 13, 2024
3. Connie M. Guion grave site
Elmwood Cemetery, Charlotte
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 18, 2024. It was originally submitted on July 10, 2011, by Stanley and Terrie Howard of Greer, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 528 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on July 10, 2011, by Stanley and Terrie Howard of Greer, South Carolina.   3. submitted on June 17, 2024, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
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