Marker Logo HMdb.org THE HISTORICAL
MARKER DATABASE
“Bite-Size Bits of Local, National, and Global History”
“Bite-Size Bits of Local, National, and Global History”
Hiltonia in Trenton in Mercer County, New Jersey — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Dorothea Dix

 
 
Dorothea Dix Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Gary Nigh, December 2007
1. Dorothea Dix Marker
Inscription.
Pioneered to establish this first mental hospital in New Jersey in 1848. She was later Chief Nurse in the Union Army.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public WorkWar, US Civil. A significant historical year for this entry is 1848.
 
Location. Marker has been reported missing. It was located near 40° 14.464′ N, 74° 48.317′ W. Marker was in Trenton, New Jersey, in Mercer County. It was in Hiltonia. Marker was on Sullivan Way, 0.2 miles north of New Jersey Route 29, on the right when traveling north. This marker was near Gate 2 of the Trenton Psychiatric Hospital. Touch for map. Marker was in this post office area: Trenton NJ 08618, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this location. Hopewell Church (approx. 0.6 miles away); John A. Roebling (approx. ¾ mile away); A Park for All Times and Seasons (approx. 0.8 miles away); Before the Park (approx. 0.8 miles away); Ellarslie (approx. 0.9 miles away); Cadwalader Park, Trenton (approx. 0.9 miles away); Deer & Monkeys & Bears, Oh My! (approx. 0.9 miles away); Briar Patch (approx. 0.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Trenton.
 
More about this marker. There are large evergreen scrubs that obscure the marker.
 
Regarding Dorothea Dix.
Paid Advertisement
Click on the ad for more information.
Please report objectionable advertising to the Editor.
Click or scan to see
this page online
The main Administration Building of Trenton Psychiatric has a display on Dorothea Dix in its lobby.
 
Also see . . .  Dorthea Dix, Army Nurse. Smithsonian Institution website entry (Submitted on September 2, 2023, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.) 
 
Dorothea Dix Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Gary Nigh, December 2007
2. Dorothea Dix Marker
Dorothea Lynde Dix image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Allen C. Browne, February 16, 2015
3. Dorothea Lynde Dix
This 1868 portrait of Dorothea Dix by Samuel Bell Waugh hangs in the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, DC.

“In 1861, Dorothea Dix was appointed superintendent of women nurses in Washington, D.C., a title she would hold without salary for the next five years. On the brink of sixty, dour in temperament, and disciplined in her work, Dix was totally dedicated to her task. The qualifications she set were harsh even by the standards of her day: ‘All nurses are required to be plain looking women. Their dresses must be brown or black, with no bows, no curls, no jewelry, and no hoop-skirts.’ And she would consider no woman under age thirty.

Dix worked throughout her life to improve con­ditions for the mentally ill. Her pioneering efforts established many institutions, such as St. Elizabeths in Washington, D.C., the hospital that commissioned this portrait. ” — National Portrait Gallery
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on September 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 9, 2007, by Gary Nigh of Trenton, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 3,044 times since then and 29 times this year. Last updated on February 2, 2021, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on December 9, 2007, by Gary Nigh of Trenton, New Jersey.   3. submitted on May 2, 2015, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.

Share this page.  
Share on Tumblr
m=166107

CeraNet Cloud Computing sponsors the Historical Marker Database.
This website earns income from purchases you make after using our links to Amazon.com. We appreciate your support.
Paid Advertisements
Mar. 28, 2024