Indiana Medical History
The history of medicine is a popular branch of scientific history and that is very true in the State of Indiana. Across much of the 19th and 20th centuries, se…
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Indiana Medical History Museumlocation_fillEarly History: 1840’s-1900’s Two and a half miles west of downtown sits the site of Central State Hospital, I…
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Luckey Hospital Museumlocation_fillFounded in 1928 by Dr. James Edward Luckey, a physician working in the African-American resort Wolf Lake area … -
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Conrad and Catherine Bloch Houselocation_fillThe historic residential dwelling of Conrad and Catherine Bloch, owners of a thriving shoe business, was built… -
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Culver Union Hospitallocation_fillIn the second half of the 19th century, an organization of women in Montgomery County displayed a strong focus… -
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National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers - Marion Branchlocation_fillOn the heels of the Civil War, the federal government realized the need to provide care for soldiers who were … -
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Clay County Hospitallocation_fillThe three and a half story limestone-trimmed brick building of the Clay County Hospital was the hospital’s ori… -
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Martinsville Sanitariumlocation_fillBuilt from 1925 to 1926, the Martinsville Sanitarium’s first residential unit is a lasting representation of t… -
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Dr. Hutchings Office and Museumlocation_fillBuilt between 1838 and 1848, Dr. William Hutchings’ hospital and personal office currently functions as a smal… -
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Longcliff Museumlocation_fillOpened in 1888, the original Administration Building of the Logansport State Hospital only recently became hom… -
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Madame CJ Walker Buildinglocation_fillMadame CJ Walker was the first African American woman to open the field of cosmetology as a new and lucrative … -
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Shirk-Edwards Houselocation_fillMarie Stuart Edwards, a leader in suffrage and other social movements, was born in 1880 in Lafayette. Her yout… -
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Dr. George Sutton Medical Office Buildinglocation_fillIn 1819, George Sutton, a prominent figure in Indiana medical history, immigrated to the United States from En… -
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Fort Knox IIlocation_fillThe original Fort Knox was located in the center of Vincennes, but it later moved in 1803 to the outskirts of … -
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Dr. Samuel Harrell Houselocation_fillDr. Samuel Harrell, a late-nineteenth and early-twentieth century physician, played an important role in both … -
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Indiana Avenuelocation_fillOne of the four original diagonal streets of the 1821 plan for Indianapolis, Indiana Avenue tells an important… -
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Covenant of the Immaculate Conception Monasterylocation_fillThe Convent of the Immaculate Conception Monastery, located on a hillside just east of Ferdinand, is the mothe… -
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Lake County Sanatorium Nurses' Homelocation_fillIn the early 20th century, tuberculosis took its toll on Indiana’s population. As a result, tuberculosis sanat…
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