Mower General Hospital
Described as the largest U.S. Army hospital of its day; designed by noted architect John McArthur, Jr. Here, wounded Civil War soldiers were cared for, Jan. 1863-May 1865. On 27 acres extending to Stenton Ave., it had some 3,600 beds and treated over 20,000 patients. Razed following the war.
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Marker data: Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission via data.pa.gov
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