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Hand's Hospital

Hand's Hospital is a Pennsylvania historical marker in Crafton, Allegheny County, dedicated 1946.

PA 60 (Steuben St.) at Linden St., across from Crafton Park, Crafton

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On this site was located the isolation hospital erected in 1777 by Gen. Edward Hand to care for troops at Fort Pitt. Blockhouses protected the original two-story log structure.

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Digital Commonwealth, Boston Public Library

Historical maps covering this location

Carte de la Pensylvanie et du Nouveau Jersey, 1782, covering the location of Hand's Hospital, with a pin at the marker's coordinates
Carte de la Pensylvanie et du Nouveau Jersey, 1782, covering this location. Digital Commonwealth, Boston Public Library. The pin is ours, placed from the marker's coordinates.
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Marker data: Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission via data.pa.gov

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