- Collection:
- Georgia Historical Markers
- Title:
- Wise Sanitarium historical marker
- Creator:
- Seibert, David, 1941-2020
- Date of Original:
- 1996/2014
- Subject:
- Historical markers--Georgia--Sumter County
Hospitals--Georgia--Plains - People:
- Carter, Jimmy, 1924-
- Location:
- United States, Georgia, Sumter County, Plains, 32.03405, -84.39269
- Medium:
- photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Location: Hospital Street in Plains
Text of marker: "WISE SANITARIUM 1921-1936. Built in 1921 by Doctors Samuel, Thaddeus, and Bowman Wise, sons of Dr. Burr T. and Laura Addy Wise, early settlers of Plains, this innovative hospital was known as "the Mayo Clinic of the South". Originally opening above Plains Pharmacy in 1912 with 15 beds, it moved to the second floor of the A. C. Wellons building on Main Street in 1917 with 20 beds. In 1921, this building was built with 60 beds, an operating room, and an X-Ray room with radium treatment capability. Black patients were treated in a separate building to the rear of the main building. It was one of the first small hospitals in the state to be accredited by the American College of Surgeons and the American Medical and Hospital Association and also served as an accredited training school for nurses. It was here that Lillian Gordy Carter received her nurse training. Jimmy Carter, son of Earl and Lillian Carter, was born here on October 1, 1924. He was the first President of the United States to be born in a hospital. On January 21, 1936 a fire damaged this building. Dr. Sam and Dr. Thad relocated their practice to Americus and Dr. Bowman opened an office in Plains. MARKER FUNDED BY PLAINS HISTORIC PRESERVATION TRUST" - External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_ghm_wise-sanitarium
- Digital Object URL:
- http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ghm_wise-sanitarium
- Language:
- eng
- Rights Holder:
- Copyright held by David Seibert. Please contact markers@davidseibert.com about commercial reproduction and use
- Holding Institution:
- Digital Library of Georgia
- Rights:
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