Historical Marker

The Georgia Medical Society (1983)

Savannah · Chatham County · Erected 1983

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Organized in 1804 with Dr. Noble Wymberley Jones as first president, this is among Georgia's oldest medical societies; it pushed smallpox vaccination and helped found the poorhouse and hospital that became Candler.

About this site

The Georgia Medical Society is a historical marker in Savannah, Chatham County, erected in 1983. It is one of 339 historical markers documented in Chatham County, among 480 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 32.0784, -81.0851 near Savannah. The nearest cataloged historic site is New World Medical Plants (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include The Georgia Medical Society, Old Harbor Light, and The Trustees' Garden.

This record is drawn from Georgia historical-marker records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.

Also at or near Savannah, Chatham County

“The Georgia Medical Society” names 2 distinct records in Chatham County. This page is the historical marker erected in 1983 in Savannah. The others:

The Georgia Medical Society — Historical Marker in Savannah (2004)

📍 32.0784, -81.0851 · Savannah, Chatham County

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New World Medical Plants

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