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Mercy Hospital

Philadelphia County · dedicated 1992 · NW corner, S 17th & Fitzwater Sts., Philadelphia

Founded in 1907 by African-Americans, this hospital provided training and employment to Black medical professionals. In 1919 it built a larger facility here, and in 1948 it merged to become Mercy-Douglass Hospital.

David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

Marker data: Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission via data.pa.gov

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