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Beloved as Dr. Joe, physician Joseph Bowdoin practiced in Adairsville from horseback and delivered thousands of babies, then rose to deputy state health commissioner, founding Georgia's midwife program and writing a baby-care book distributed by the hundreds of thousands.
Joe P. Bowdoin, M.D. is a historical marker in Adairsville, Bartow County. It is one of 139 historical markers documented in Bartow County, among 265 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.
The site sits at 34.3678, -84.9350 near Adairsville. The nearest cataloged historic site is Adairsville, Georgia (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Federal Armies at Adairsville, Johnston's Army at Adairsville, and East View Cemetery.
This record is drawn from Georgia historical-marker records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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