| Marker Number |
2396 |
| Atlas Number |
5089002396 |
| Marker Title |
Robert Henry Harrison, M.D. |
| Index Entry |
Harrison, Robert Henry, M.D. |
| Address |
302 Preston Street |
| City |
Columbus |
| County |
Colorado |
| UTM Zone |
14 |
| UTM Easting |
738164 |
| UTM Northing |
3288995 |
| Subject Codes |
Civil War; medical topics and health professionals |
| Marker Year |
1994 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
302 Preston, Columbus (corner of Preston & Front) |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
18" x 28" |
| Marker Text |
(November 13, 1826 - October 17, 1905) A Georgia native and a doctor's son, Robert Henry Harrison received his medical degree in Ohio in 1846. He married Martha V. Towell in 1856, then served as a colonel in the Confederate Army. He moved to Columbus with his family in 1869, lived in a home at this site, and opened a doctor's office on the town square. He was a founding member and president of The State Medical Association, helped establish Texas' Board of Health, and was a prolific medical journalist. He built a hospital in Columbus in 1880 for railway employees. He left a legacy of civic leadership and volunteer medical service. |
