Old West Broad Neighborhood in Savannah in Chatham County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
Savannah’s African-American Medical Pioneers
Photographed By Mike Stroud, September 2008
1. Savannah’s African-American Medical Pioneers Marker
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Savannah’s African-American Medical Pioneers. . African-American physician Cornelius McKane (1862-1912) was born in British Guiana and began medical practice in Savannah in 1892. Alice Woodby McKane (1865-1948) came to Georgia that same year – the only black female physician in the state at that time. After marrying in 1893, the couple established McKane Training School for Nurses at this location – one of the first such schools in the region. In 1895 they moved to Monrovia, Liberia, where they helped organize several healthcare facilities. There Alice McKane worked as a U.S. medical examiner for expatriate Civil War veterans. After their return to Savannah in 1896, they founded the McKane Hospital for women and children (later Charity Hospital). The McKanes permanently left Savannah in 1909, relocating to Boston.
African-American physician Cornelius McKane (1862-1912) was born in British Guiana and began medical practice in Savannah in 1892. Alice Woodby McKane (1865-1948) came to Georgia that same year – the only black female physician in the state at that time. After marrying in 1893, the couple established McKane Training School for Nurses at this location – one of the first such schools in the region. In 1895 they moved to Monrovia, Liberia, where they helped organize several healthcare facilities. There Alice McKane worked as a U.S. medical examiner for expatriate Civil War veterans. After their return to Savannah in 1896, they founded the McKane Hospital for women and children (later Charity Hospital). The McKanes permanently left Savannah in 1909, relocating to Boston.
Erected 2008 by Georgia Historical Society and Sam's Club and Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (Marker Number 25-31.)
Location. 32° 4.546′ N, 81° 5.895′ W. Marker is in Savannah, Georgia, in Chatham
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County. It is in the Old West Broad Neighborhood. Marker is on Liberty Street near Montgomery Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Savannah GA 31401, United States of America. Touch for directions.
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Photographed By Mike Stroud, September 18, 2008
2. Savannah’s African-American Medical Pioneers Marker, looking west on Liberty Street
Photographed By Mike Stroud, September 18, 2008
3. Savannah’s African-American Medical Pioneers Marker, looking east at Liberty and Montgomery Sts.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 8, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 24, 2008, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,837 times since then and 88 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on September 24, 2008, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. • Christopher Busta-Peck was the editor who published this page.