Mound Bayou in Bolivar County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)
Taborian Hospital
1942
Photographed by Mark Hilton, October 17, 2015
1. Taborian Hospital Marker
Knights and Daughters of Tabor, Inc.
opened Taborian Hospital under
the leadership of P. M. Smith
Second oldest hospital for Blacks in Mississippi
First hospital in Mound Bayou
Placed on the National Register of Historic Places
by the United States Department of the Interior
Designated as a
Mississippi Landmark by the State of Mississippi
Erected 2012 by Historic Mound Bayou Foundation.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Landmarks • Science & Medicine.
Location. 33° 52.802′ N, 90° 43.649′ W. Marker is in Mound Bayou, Mississippi, in Bolivar County. It is at the intersection of North Edwards Avenue and East M L King Jr Drive, on the right when traveling north on North Edwards Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 101 North Edwards Avenue, Mound Bayou MS 38762, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, in the Mississippi Delta, and in the Great River Road Region. 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 New Spain, 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: A different marker also named Mound Bayou (here, next to this marker); Site of Mound Bayou Oil Mill & Manufacturing Company (within shouting distance of this marker); Friendship Clinic (within shouting distance
this page online
Another marker is no longer nearby. Mound Bayou (was here, next to this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
More about this marker. Mound Bayou's Heritage Walking Trail.
Photographed by Mark Hilton, October 17, 2015
2. Taborian Hospital
Photographed by Mark Hilton, October 17, 2015
3. View from marker looking south.
Credits. This page was last revised on September 24, 2020. It was originally submitted on November 10, 2015, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 930 times since then and 102 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 10, 2015, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.
