Chattanooga in Hamilton County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Carver Memorial Hospital

Photographed by R. E. Smith, January 3, 2008

1. Carver Memorial Hospital Marker - Front

Inscription. Carver Memorial, a hospital for Negroes, opened on June 18, 1947, in the Old West Ellis Hospital Building. Named for George Washington Carver, this health-care facility is said to have been the first municipally-owned, tax-supported hospital in America which was staffed by Negro doctors, nurses and other personnel for the care of Negro patients. Carver Memorial closed in 1962.

Erected by Tennessee Historical Commission. (Marker Number 2A 94.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Charity & Public Work • Science & Medicine. In addition, it is included in the Tennessee Historical Commission series list. A significant historical month for this entry is June 1910.

Location. 35° 2.857′ N, 85° 19.012′ W. Marker is in Chattanooga, Tennessee, in Hamilton County. It is on Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd near Gateway Avenue, in the median. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Chattanooga TN 37402, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in 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 Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: College Hill Hospital (within shouting distance of this marker); Saint Paul's Episcopal Church (approx. ¼ mile away); Second Presbyterian Church (approx. ¼ mile away); G. W. Franklin (approx. 0.3 miles away);

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Read House (approx. 0.3 miles away); The Union Depot (approx. 0.3 miles away); The Chattanooga Brush Electric Light Company (approx. 0.4 miles away); Site of Crutchfield House (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Chattanooga.

Other markers no longer nearby. Site of College Building (was approx. 0.2 miles away but has been confirmed missing); Site of Headquarters (was approx. ¼ mile away but has been confirmed missing); First Union Occupation of the City (was approx. 0.3 miles away but has been confirmed missing); Site of Headquarters, Lieutenant General Leonidas Polk (was approx. 0.3 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Carver Memorial Hospital Marker - Back image. Click for full size.

Photographed by R. E. Smith, January 3, 2007

2. Carver Memorial Hospital Marker - Back

Photographed by R. E. Smith, January 3, 2008

3. Carver Memorial Hospital Marker - Front

Credits. This page was last revised on January 24, 2020. It was originally submitted on January 3, 2008, by R. E. Smith of Nashville, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 3,640 times since then and 122 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on January 3, 2008, by R. E. Smith of Nashville, Tennessee. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.