Downtown in Frederick in Frederick County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

One Vast Hospital

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, July 2, 2016

1. One Vast Hospital Marker

Inscription. “Figuratively speaking, this city is one vast hospital, and yet hundreds of poor fellows continue to arrive who have their wounds attended to, and away they go, uncomplaining.”

— Philadephia Inquirer September 25, 1862

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Science & Medicine • War, US Civil. A significant historical date for this entry is September 25, 1862.

Location. 39° 24.84′ N, 77° 24.556′ W. Marker is in Frederick, Maryland, in Frederick County. It is in Downtown. It can be reached from Patrick Street, on the right when traveling east. Marker is embedded in the sidewalk in front of the National Museum of Civil War Medicine. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 48 East Patrick Street, Frederick MD 21701, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Washington Metropolitan Area

and in Central Maryland.

It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies

and also the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: 1862 Antietam Campaign (a few steps from this marker); Hospitals in Frederick (a few steps from this marker); The Rotary Club of Frederick (a few steps from this marker); Frederick (a few steps from this marker); Market & Patrick Streets (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Diehl Memorial Fountain (about 400 feet away); Civil War Hospital Center (about 400 feet away); Loats Female Orphan Asylum of Frederick City (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Frederick.

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sectionhead>Other markers no longer nearby. 1862 Antietam Campaign (was a few steps from this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it); a different marker also named Hospitals in Frederick (was a few steps from this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it); a different marker also named Frederick (was a few steps from this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it); A Crossroads of American History (was about 400 feet away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, July 2, 2016

2. One Vast Hospital Marker

One Vast Hospital image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, July 2, 2016

3. One Vast Hospital

Close-up of relief image on marker

Credits. This page was last revised on September 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on September 15, 2016, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. This page has been viewed 511 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 15, 2016, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.