Historical Marker

Dorothea Dix

Marker is on Sullivan Way 0.2 miles north of New Jersey Route 29, on the right when traveling north. <font color=red> Reported missing.</font> · Trenton · Mercer

New Jersey marker

Inscription

Pioneered to establish this first mental hospital in New Jersey in 1848. She was later Chief Nurse in the Union Army.

Location

AddressMarker is on Sullivan Way 0.2 miles north of New Jersey Route 29, on the right when traveling north. <font color=red> Reported missing.</font>
CityTrenton
CountyMercer
StateNew Jersey
Coordinates40.241070, -74.805280

Sources

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