Central Business District in Lynchburg, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Allen Weir Freeman, M.D.
7 Jan. 1881 - 3 July 1954
Photographed By Bernard Fisher, April 12, 2012
1. Allen Weir Freeman, M.D. Marker
Inscription.
Allen Weir Freeman, M.D.. 7 Jan. 1881 - 3 July 1954. Born at 416 Main Street, Allen W. Freeman, brother of editor and historian Douglas Southall Freeman, was a pioneer in public health administration and education. He was educated at the University of Richmond and the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore, Md. He served as medical inspector of the Richmond City Health Department; first assistant commissioner of health for Virginia; epidemiologist, U.S. Public Health Service; commissioner of health for Ohio; professor and dean, Johns Hopkins University School of Hygiene and Public Health; president, American Public Health Association; and consultant to several foreign governments in developing public health programs.
Born at 416 Main Street, Allen W. Freeman, brother of editor and historian Douglas Southall Freeman, was a pioneer in public health administration and education. He was educated at the University of Richmond and the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore, Md. He served as medical inspector of the Richmond City Health Department; first assistant commissioner of health for Virginia; epidemiologist, U.S. Public Health Service; commissioner of health for Ohio; professor and dean, Johns Hopkins University School of Hygiene and Public Health; president, American Public Health Association; and consultant to several foreign governments in developing public health programs.
Erected 1999 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number Q-6-16.)
Location. 37° 25.111′ N, 79° 8.744′ W. Marker is in Lynchburg, Virginia. It is in the Central Business District. Marker is at the intersection of Main Street and South Amherst Highway (Virginia Route 163), on the right when traveling
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west on Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 422 Main Street, Lynchburg VA 24504, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 1, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 14, 2012, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 597 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on April 14, 2012, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.
