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BOLAND-B6052
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- 1922-06-01 (Creation)
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Ceremonies marking the site of the first hospital in Tacoma at 2511 No. Starr were observed on June 1, 1922. Bunting covered the marker laid on a granite boulder and more flowers wait to be laid nearby. The Tacoma Women's Club, assisted by the Pierce County Medical Association and the staff of Tacoma General, took part in the ceremony occurring at the corner of Tacoma Avenue and Starr. Mrs. Percy C. Smith, president of the Women's Club, stands behind the woman in foreground, possibly Dr. Mary Perkins of the Pierce County Medical Association. Dedicated on April 29, 1882, and named after Fanny C. Paddock, wife of Episcopal Bishop John Paddock, the hospital was located in a building that was formerly a "dance hall." Mrs. Paddock, who died on route to Tacoma, had collected $500 from friends in New York to establish a hospital here. After her death, more money was sent as a tribute. The hospital was relocated to 312 South "J" St. in 1888 and made a final move to 315 Martin Luther King Jr. Way (then "K" St.) and name change to Tacoma General Hospital in 1912. G38.1-078 (TNT 5-31-22, p. 15-article; TDL 6-2-22, p.1-article)
Monuments & memorials--Tacoma;