Bent Creek in Buncombe County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Dr. L.B. McBrayer
Photographed By Mike Stroud, May 19, 2012
1. Dr. L.B. McBrayer Marker
Leader in fight against tuberculosis in North Carolina, Superintendent of State Sanatorium
in Hoke County, 1914–24. His birthplace is 400 ft. W.Erected 1952 by Archives, Conservation and Highway Departments. (Marker Number P-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.
Location. 35° 30.475′ N, 82° 35.867′ W. Marker is in Bent Creek, North Carolina, in Buncombe County. Marker is on Brevard Road (State Highway 191) near Bent Creek Ranch Road, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Asheville NC 28806, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. French Broad River (approx. ¾ mile away); The Quilt Garden (approx. 0.9 miles away); Rutherford Trace (approx. 2.8 miles away); Exploring Deer Park Trail (approx. 3.3 miles away); Frederick Law Olmsted
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Regarding Dr. L.B. McBrayer. Louis Burgin McBrayer, physician and tuberculosis specialist, was born on December 27, 1868, the only child of Adolphus and Lou A. Case McBrayer. As a young boy he attended Venable School and Newton Academy in
Asheville, as well as Judson College in Hendersonville. After finishing high school, McBrayer entered Louisville Medical College in Louisville, Kentucky, where he received the M.D. degree in 1889.
After his graduation from medical school, McBrayer returned to North Carolina, operating a general practice in Asheville until 1914. He also served as Buncombe County coroner from 1901 to 1907, and the Asheville heath officer from 1910 to 1914. He operated as chief surgeon at Asheville’s Mission Hospital and for the Southern Railway. Considered one of the finest physicians in North Carolina, from 1908 to 1914, McBrayer was president of the State Board of Medical Examiners.
The effects of tuberculosis intrigued McBrayer during his time in Asheville. Determined to help in fighting the disease, McBrayer took a post in April 1914 as superintendent
Photographed By Mike Stroud, May 19, 2012
2. Dr. L.B. McBrayer Marker
McBrayer married Lillian Cordelia Deaver on July 20, 1890, and they had three children: Reuben Adolphus, Sadie Lou, and Louis Burgin II. Before his death on April 1, 1938, McBrayer served as chairman of the board of trustees for the Order of Odd Fellows orphanage in Goldsboro, as well as grand marshall of the Sovereign Lodge in 1934. McBrayer also dabbled in genealogy, coauthoring McBrayer Genealogy with Mrs. Charles R. Whitaker in 1926. He is buried at Bethesda Cemetery in Aberdeen.(North Carolina Dept. of Cultural Resources)
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Additional commentary.
1. Tuberculosis
MTB, or TB (short for tubercle bacillus) is a common, and in many cases lethal, infectious disease caused by various strains of mycobacteria, usually Mycobacterium tuberculosis, typically attacks the lungs but can also
Photographed By Mike Stroud, May 19, 2012
3. Dr. L.B. McBrayer Marker, looking northwest along Brevard Road NC Route191
— Submitted June 25, 2012, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 22, 2021. It was originally submitted on June 23, 2012, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 918 times since then and 153 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 27, 2012, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.
