Near Gloucester in Gloucester County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Dr. Walter Reed’s Birthplace
Photographed By Laura Troy, October 13, 2007
1. Dr. Walter Reed's Birthplace Marker
Inscription.
Dr. Walter Reed’s Birthplace. . Dr. Walter Reed, U.S. Army medical officer and bacteriologist, was born on 13 Sept. 1851 in a nearby cottage at Belroi. He received medical degrees from the University of Virginia medical school and Bellevue Hospital College in New York City. In 1875 he joined the U.S. Army Medical Department. By 1890 Reed was spending most of his time conducting medical research. During the Spanish-American War, Reed served on the Typhoid Board that studied this disease. He was appointed in 1900 to head the Yellow Fever Commission that proved the disease was transmitted by mosquitoes. This discovery led to its virtual eradication. Reed died on 23 Nov. 1902.
Dr. Walter Reed, U.S. Army medical officer and bacteriologist, was born on 13 Sept. 1851 in a nearby cottage at Belroi. He received medical degrees from the University of Virginia medical school and Bellevue Hospital College in New York City. In 1875 he joined the U.S. Army Medical Department. By 1890 Reed was spending most of his time conducting medical research. During the Spanish-American War, Reed served on the Typhoid Board that studied this disease. He was appointed in 1900 to head the Yellow Fever Commission that proved the disease was transmitted by mosquitoes. This discovery led to its virtual eradication. Reed died on 23 Nov. 1902.
Erected 2001 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number NW-6.)
Location. 37° 20.712′ N, 76° 31.354′ W. Marker is near Gloucester, Virginia, in Gloucester County. Marker is on George Washington Memorial Highway (U.S. 17) south of Hickory Fork Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 5113 George Washington Memorial Hwy, White Marsh VA 23183, United States of America. Touch for directions.
More about this marker. This Marker sits with NW-8 and NW-22 and NW-14 are just a few yards away.
Photographed By Laura Troy, October 13, 2007
2. 3 Other Markers Can Be Seen In The Distance
Credits. This page was last revised on June 28, 2021. It was originally submitted on October 14, 2007, by Laura Troy of Burke, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,415 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on October 14, 2007, by Laura Troy of Burke, Virginia. • J. J. Prats was the editor who published this page.
