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Near Carrolltown in Cambria County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Dr. Lawrence F. Flick

 
 
Dr. Lawrence F. Flick Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Jenn Wintermantel, May 5, 2013
1. Dr. Lawrence F. Flick Marker
Inscription. Pioneer in antitubercular campaign and among first to recognize this disease was communicable. Organized first American tuberculosis society, 1892. Founded White Haven Sanatorium, 1901. Birthplace 400 yards east of highway.
 
Erected 1959 by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Science & Medicine. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1892.
 
Location. 40° 35.075′ N, 78° 42.834′ W. Marker is near Carrolltown, Pennsylvania, in Cambria County. It is on Plank Road (U.S. 219) 0.1 miles north of Brick Road, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Carrolltown PA 15722, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Pennsylvania’s Laurel Highlands. It is also in the American Northeast, in the Mid-Atlantic, in Appalachia, and specifically in Northern 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 Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Veterans Memorial (approx. 1.3 miles away); a different marker also named Veterans Memorial (approx. 4.8 miles away); Good Building (approx. 4.8 miles away); Reilly's Colliery #1 (approx. 5 miles away); Spangler (approx. 5.1 miles away); Hastings UMWA - District 2 Labor Chautauquas
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(approx. 5.6 miles away); Hastings (approx. 5.6 miles away); Loretto (approx. 6.4 miles away).
 
Also see . . .  Dr Lawrence Francis Flick at FindAGrave.com. (Submitted on February 21, 2014, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.)
 
Dr. Lawrence F. Flick Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Jenn Wintermantel, May 5, 2013
2. Dr. Lawrence F. Flick Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on May 5, 2013, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 1,239 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on May 5, 2013, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
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Jun. 16, 2026