Artificial Limbs
Inscription
North Carolina was first state to provide limbs to Confederate amputees. Factory, which operated 1866-67, was 1/4 mi. NE.
Location
AddressMc Dowell Street at Lane Street in Raleigh
CityRaleigh
CountyWake
StateNorth Carolina
Coordinates35.783777, -78.641687
Sources
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