| Marker Number |
4170 |
| Atlas Number |
5027004170 |
| Marker Title |
Raleigh R. White, Jr., M.D. |
| Index Entry |
White, Jr., Raleigh R., M.D. |
| Address |
1601 N. Main St. |
| City |
Temple |
| County |
Bell |
| UTM Zone |
14 |
| UTM Easting |
659194 |
| UTM Northing |
3443218 |
| Subject Codes |
hospitals; medical topics and health professionals |
| Marker Year |
1997 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
in Hillcrest Cemetery |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
grave marker |
| Marker Text |
(1871-1917) Mississippi native Raleigh R. White, Jr., moved to Texas in 1882. A graduate of Tulane University Department of Medicine in 1893, White was hired by Dr. A. C. Scott as house physician for the Santa Fe Railway Hospital in Temple in 1895. White and Scott formed a medical practice partnership, became joint chief surgeons for the railway, and established what is now Scott & White Hospital. Dr. White was highly esteemed by both colleagues and patients. Recorded - 1997 |
