Brunswick in Cumberland County, Maine — The American Northeast (New England)

Founding of the Maine Medical Association

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., September 19, 2011

1. Founding of the Maine Medical Association Marker

Inscription.

This monument commemorates the founding of the Maine Medical Association on April 28, 1853. On that date, and near this site, at what was then the Tontine Hotel, 27 physicians met to organize the association which has existed continually to this day

Dr. James McKeen, Chairman · Dr. Israel Putnam
Dr. Stephen Whitmore · Dr. C.W. Whitmore
Dr. Richard P. Jenness · Dr. Ashur Ellis
Dr. John D. Lincoln · Dr. John Mathews
Dr. H.H. Hill · Dr. Joseph W. Ellis
Dr. G.S. Palmer · Dr. Cyrus Kendrick Jr.
Dr. Andrew Fuller · Dr. George E. Brickett
Dr. Abial Libby · Dr. John Hartwell
Dr. Alonzo Garcelon · Dr. N.R. Boutelle
Dr. John Benson · Dr. J.F. Stanley
Dr. Isaac Lincoln · Dr. R.W. Lawson
Dr. Amos Nourse · Dr. J.W. Toward
Dr. Cyrus Briggs · Dr. T.G. Stockbridge
Dr. Nathaniel T. Palmer

Dedicated April 28, 2003

Erected 2003.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • Education • Science & Medicine. A significant historical date for this entry is April 28, 1853.

Location. 43° 54.88′ N, 69° 57.866′ W. Marker is in Brunswick, Maine, in Cumberland County. Marker is at the intersection of Maine Street (Maine Route 24)

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and Pleasant Street, on the right when traveling north on Maine Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Brunswick ME 04011, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Brunswick Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Harriet Beecher Stowe House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Company K, 1st Maine Volunteer Infantry (approx. ¼ mile away); Home of Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain (approx. 0.3 miles away); Robinson Memorial Gate (approx. 0.3 miles away); Site of Fort Andross and Fort George (approx. 0.3 miles away); Androscoggin Swinging Bridge (approx. 0.4 miles away); Bowdoin College World War Memorial (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Brunswick.

Also see . . . Maine Medical Association. (Submitted on January 23, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., September 19, 2011

2. Founding of the Maine Medical Association Marker

Founding doctors

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., September 19, 2011

3. Founding of the Maine Medical Association Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on January 23, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 672 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on January 23, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.