Historical MarkerCollingsworth County Hospital
Welllington · Collingsworth County · Dedicated 1972 · THC Atlas #5087000954
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Marker Inscription
Original hospital on this site (first in county) was built in 1917 by L.H. Stall. One of the two surgeons then practicing here, Dr. Elmer Wood Jones (1891-1962), bought the facility in 1924. In 1935 he built a 15-bed hospital of fieldstone on the same block, vacating old building. In 1936, Dr. Jones gave his hospital to the Sisters of the Dominican Order, Springfield, Ill. Renaming it St. Joseph's, the sisters obtained accreditation (1950) and in 1951 doubled its size by adding a wing. They sold it (1972) to the people of Collingsworth County. (1972)
About this site
Collingsworth County Hospital is a historical marker in Welllington, Collingsworth County, dedicated in 1972. It is one of 13 historical markers documented in Collingsworth County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 20 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 34.8513, -100.2118 near Welllington. The nearest cataloged historic site is Collingsworth County Courthouse (courthouse), about 0.3 miles away. Others within a short drive include O'Neil Building, First Methodist Church of Wellington, and Methodism in Collingsworth.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5087000954. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
