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Randolph-Macon Medical School

Prince Edward County · 5 miles south of Farmville. · location approximate

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Just to the west was the medical school of John Peter Mettauer, which became a branch of Randolph-Macon College in 1847. It was discontinued, probably in 1861. Dr. Mettauer, one of the leading surgeons of the day, practiced until his death in 1875.

1948 text, presented as a historical document.

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Barry Lawrence Ruderman Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

Marker data: Virginia Department of Conservation and Development, State Historical Markers of Virginia, 6th ed. (1948)

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