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. 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.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Science & Medicine. In addition, it is included in the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series list.

Location. 37° 25.111′ N, 79° 8.744′ W. Marker is in Lynchburg, Virginia. It is in the Central Business District. It is at the intersection of Main Street and South Amherst Highway (Virginia Route 163), on the right when traveling west

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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.

Regionally, this marker is in Central Virginia.

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: Douglas Southall Freeman (here, next to this marker); Lynchburg History (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Academy of Music (1905-1958) (about 300 feet away); The Ladies Relief Hospital (about 600 feet away); a different marker also named The Ladies Relief Hospital (about 600 feet away); a different marker also named Lynchburg History (about 700 feet away); Court Street Baptist Church (about 800 feet away); Mary Virginia Ellet Cabell (about 800 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lynchburg.

Douglas Southall Freeman Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher

2. Douglas Southall Freeman Marker

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 885 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 14, 2012, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.