Five Points South in Birmingham in Jefferson County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)
School of Medicine
Photographed by Anita C. Nyambo, August 1, 2010
1. School Of Medicine
University of Alabama Birmingham
Front of Marker:
Opened as Alabama Medical College in 1859 in Mobile by Josiah C. Nott and other physicians as part of the University of Alabama. Closed by the Civil War in 1861 it reopened in 1868. Reorganized in 1897, it became the Medical Department and in 1907 the School of Medicine of the University of Alabama. The Mobile School was closed and moved to Tuscaloosa in 1920 as a two year basic medical science program, which was offered through 1944.
Reverse Side:
The Medical College of Alabama opened in Birmingham with a four-year program in 1945 and became the School of Medicine in 1969. The Medical Center gradually emerged as other schools were established: Dentistry 1948, Nursing 1966, Optometry and Community and Allied Health 1969, and Public Health 1981. The Medical Center and the University College, which evolved out of the University of Alabama Extension Center established in 1935, formed the nucleus of the University of Alabama at Birmingham in 1966.
Erected 1985 by Alabama Historical Association.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Science & Medicine.
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Location. 33° 30.312′ N, 86° 48.077′ W. Marker is in Birmingham, Alabama, in Jefferson County. It is in Five Points South. It is at the intersection of 7th Avenue South and 19th Street., on the right when traveling south on 7th Avenue South. Marker positioned on the northwest corner. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 692 19th Street South, Birmingham AL 35294, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the American South and specifically in the Deep South. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, 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 States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Five Points South (approx. 0.4 miles away); The Rainbow Viaduct (approx. 0.6 miles away); Morris Avenue Historic District / Elyton Land Company
Photographed by Anita C. Nyambo, August 1, 2010
2. School of Medicine Marker - Reverse Side
Photographed by Anita C. Nyambo, August 1, 2010
3. School Of Medicine
University of Alabama Birmingham.
Looking west on 7th. Avenue South.
Photographed by Anita C. Nyambo, August 1, 2010
4. School of Medicine Marker - University of Alabama
Patient Entrance
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on August 5, 2010, by Dodson M. Curry of Birmingham, Alabama. This page has been viewed 1,807 times since then and 35 times this year. Last updated on May 29, 2015, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 5, 2010, by Dodson M. Curry of Birmingham, Alabama. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
