Dr. Lawrence F. Flick

Dr. Lawrence F. Flick is a Pennsylvania historical marker in Cambria County, dedicated 1959.

1745 Plank Rd. (US 219), 1 mile S of Carrolltown

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Pioneer in antitubercular campaign and among first to recognize this disease was communicable. Organized first American tuberculosis society, 1892. Founded White Haven Sanatorium, 1901. Birthplace 400 yards east of highway.

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1889 · Pennsylvania (western portion). (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1889 · Composite: Pennsylvania. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1891 · Map of Pennsylvania. 93 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1902 · Patton, Pennsylvania (USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection)
1903 · Pennsylvania. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

Map of Pennsylvania. 93, 1891, covering the location of Dr. Lawrence F. Flick, with a pin at the marker's coordinates — Map of Pennsylvania. 93, 1891, covering this location. David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries. 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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