Fishersville in Augusta County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Woodrow Wilson General Hospital
Photographed By Pete Payette, August 10, 2017
1. Woodrow Wilson General Hospital Marker
Inscription.
Woodrow Wilson General Hospital. . The U.S. Army, needing stateside medical facilities during World War II, broke ground for Woodrow Wilson General Hospital here in June 1942. Named for the former U.S. president born in nearby Staunton, the hospital consisted of about 135 single-story brick buildings with 2.5 miles of sheltered walkways. In June 1943, the first of more than 4,000 sick and wounded military personnel arrived by train. The complex was declared surplus in 1946, and the Commonwealth of Virginia repurposed part of it in 1947 as the nation's first state-owned comprehensive rehabilitation facility for disabled individuals. The rest of the complex became part of the Augusta County public school system.
The U.S. Army, needing stateside medical facilities during World War II, broke ground for Woodrow Wilson General Hospital here in June 1942. Named for the former U.S. president born in nearby Staunton, the hospital consisted of about 135 single-story brick buildings with 2.5 miles of sheltered walkways. In June 1943, the first of more than 4,000 sick and wounded military personnel arrived by train. The complex was declared surplus in 1946, and the Commonwealth of Virginia repurposed part of it in 1947 as the nation's first state-owned comprehensive rehabilitation facility for disabled individuals. The rest of the complex became part of the Augusta County public school system.
Erected 2017 by Virginia Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number JD-12.)
Location. 38° 6.976′ N, 78° 59.408′ W. Marker is in Fishersville, Virginia, in Augusta County. Marker is on Hornet Road north of Woodrow Wilson Avenue, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Fishersville VA 22939, United States of America. Touch for directions.
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Photographed By Pete Payette, August 10, 2017
2. Woodrow Wilson General Hospital Marker
Photographed By Pete Payette
3. Woodrow Wilson General Hospital
circa 1950
Photographed By Pete Payette
4. Woodrow Wilson General Hospital
1944 aerial photo (south at top). The first two rows of buildings on the left (east) side of the complex are all that remain today.
Photographed By Pete Payette
5. Woodrow Wilson General Hospital
Interior view of ward.
Credits. This page was last revised on July 3, 2021. It was originally submitted on August 11, 2017, by Pete Payette of Orange, Virginia. This page has been viewed 511 times since then and 71 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on August 11, 2017, by Pete Payette of Orange, Virginia. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
