Medical District in Memphis in Shelby County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Memphis City Hospital

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, April 25, 2020

1. Memphis City Hospital Marker

Inscription. In 1836 the state authorized building a brick hospital on this site, chiefly for river travelers. In 1873 it became a municipal institution. After its razing in 1891, the location became Forrest Park.

Erected 1969 by Memphis Sesquicentennial, Inc,.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • Science & Medicine. A significant historical year for this entry is 1836.

Location. 35° 8.436′ N, 90° 2.082′ W. Marker is in Memphis, Tennessee, in Shelby County. It is in the Medical District. It is on Madison Avenue. The marker is located in Forrest Park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Memphis TN 38103, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in West Tennessee.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

in the Upper South,

in the Mississippi Delta,

and in the Great River Road Region.

Globally, it is in 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 Confederate

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States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Campbell Clinic (about 600 feet away); N. B. Forrest Camp 215 Sons of Confederate Veterans (about 600 feet away); Nathan Bedford Forrest III, Airman (about 600 feet away); Lowenstein Mansion (approx. 0.2 miles away); Elvis Presley and Sun Records / Sun Records (approx. 0.2 miles away); Russwood Park (approx. ¼ mile away); Luke Edward Wright (approx. ¼ mile away); The First Railroad in West Tennessee (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Memphis.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Nathan Bedford Forrest (was about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line but has been permanently removed).

Photographed by Don Morfe, April 20, 2014

2. Memphis City Hospital Marker

Previous version of the marker that had weathered.

Photographed by Don Morfe, April 20, 2014

3. Memphis City Hospital Marker

Previous version of the marker that had weathered.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 25, 2014, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 1,183 times since then and 36 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on April 27, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. 2, 3. submitted on June 25, 2014, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.