The Sunday ceremony dedicating the landmark plaque commemorating the Nevada City Sanitarium was graced by the presence of Alice Hammond, one of the 3,000 babies born at the Sanitarium. Alice was born in 1925. The Sanitarium, Nevada City’s first hospital, was founded in 1910 by two remarkable women, nurse Elizabeth McDonald Watson and nurse Laura M. Peterson.
The hospital closed in 1946, as Watson turned 79, but continued operating as a rest home until 1954. The building, located at 424 Coyote St. on the banks of what was then Manzanita Creek, was demolished to make way for the freeway in 1964. The plaque was installed across the street at 425 Coyote St. with the support of the property owners, Carolyn Ivey-Cone and her family.
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This plaque will be featured in the Commission’s interactive map and in the next edition of its book Exploring Nevada County, a guide to all the County’s historical landmarks.
The book is available in electronic format for any smartphone or tablet from Apple or Amazon. Go to You Bet Press (www.youbetpress.com)
The paperback edition is available from Comstock Bonanza Press.
The purpose of the Nevada County Historical Landmarks Commission is to promote the general welfare of Nevada County and its citizens through official recognition, recording, marking, preserving and promoting the historical resources of Nevada County. For more information, please call 530-264-0115.