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

Jane Terrell Hospital

Photographed by Steve Masler, August 1, 2015

1. Jane Terrell Hospital Marker

Inscription. The Negro Baptist Association founded the Jane Terrell Baptist Hospital at 698 Williams in 1909 under the leadership of Dr. C.A. Terrell. At his death, it was permanently renamed Terrell Memorial Hospital under the leadership of Dr. N. M. Watson. By the mid 1920s there were 100 beds, 2 operating rooms and a training school for nurses. 75% of Black registered nurses who worked for the Health Dept. were graduates of this school

Erected 1992 by Shelby County Historical Commission and the Mississippi Boulevard Christian Church.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Science & Medicine. A significant historical year for this entry is 1909.

Location. 35° 8.422′ N, 90° 1.28′ W. Marker is in Memphis, Tennessee, in Shelby County. It is in Midtown. It is at the intersection of Court Avenue and Bellevue Boulevard, on the right when traveling east on Court Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1221 Court Ave, Memphis TN 38104, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in West Tennessee.

It is also in the American South,

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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 States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Kuni Wada Bakery Remembrance (approx. 0.2 miles away); Russwood Park (approx. half a mile away); St. John's United Methodist Church (approx. half a mile away); The Memphis 13/Bruce Elementary (approx. 0.6 miles away); Campbell Clinic (approx. 0.6 miles away); Annesdale Park Subdivision (approx. 0.7 miles away); Pigeon Roost Road (approx. 0.7 miles away); Metropolitan Inter~Faith Association (approx. ¾ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Memphis.

Another marker is no longer nearby. First Congregational Church (was approx. half a mile away but has been confirmed missing).

Photographed by Steve Masler, August 1, 2015

2. Jane Terrell Hospital Marker

Photographed by Steve Masler, August 1, 2015

3. Jane Terrell Hospital Marker

Jane Terrell Hospital image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Steve Masler

4. Jane Terrell Hospital

From http://www.uthsc.edu/surgery/pdf_files/memphis-medical-history.pdf

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 1, 2015, by Steve Masler of Memphis, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 1,780 times since then and 93 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 1, 2015, by Steve Masler of Memphis, Tennessee. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.