London Grove Township near West Grove in Chester County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Ann Preston, M.D.

(1813-1872)

— First Female American Medical School Dean —

Ann Preston, M.D. Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Keith S Smith, March 14, 2014

1. Ann Preston, M.D. Marker

Inscription.
A pioneer physician and educator, in 1860 Preston founded the Woman's Hospital of Philadelphia, where she later established one of the nation's first nurses’ training schools. A graduate of the Female Medical College of Pennsylvania, she became its Dean in 1865, the first American woman to hold such an office. She was a Quaker dedicated to women's rights and an abolitionist involved with the Underground Railroad. Preston was born here.

Erected 2008 by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Abolition & Underground RR • Education • Science & Medicine • Women. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC), and the Quakerism series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1860.

Location. 39° 49.221′ N, 75° 48.773′ W. Marker is near West Grove, Pennsylvania, in Chester County. It is in London Grove Township. It is on State Road, on the right when traveling north. Marker is about 200 yards from Rose Hill Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 202 State Rd, West Grove PA 19390, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southeast Pennsylvania and in Greater Philadelphia.

It is also in the American Northeast

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

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,

New Netherland,

and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Avon Grove Veterans Memorial (approx. ¾ mile away);

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World War Veterans (approx. ¾ mile away); On the Site of This Veterans Memorial (approx. ¾ mile away); Sunset Park (approx. 3.1 miles away); The London Grove Oak (approx. 4 miles away); London Grove Monthly Meeting (approx. 4 miles away); Thomas McKean (approx. 4.4 miles away); The Manor of Steyning (approx. 4.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in West Grove.

Also see . . . Ann Preston - Wikipedia. (Submitted on March 15, 2014, by Keith S Smith of West Chester, Pennsylvania.)

Ann Preston, M.D. Marker - Roadside image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Keith S Smith, March 14, 2014

2. Ann Preston, M.D. Marker - Roadside

Ann Preston, M.D. - circa 1867 image. Click for full size.

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3. Ann Preston, M.D. - circa 1867

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 15, 2014, by Keith S Smith of West Chester, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 1,390 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 15, 2014, by Keith S Smith of West Chester, Pennsylvania. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.