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==History== | ==History== | ||
− | Founded and opened somewhere around | + | Founded and opened somewhere around 1900, the Hardy Sanitorium was named after is founder - Dr. Walter Hardy. The land was originally bought by Walter Hardy's parents in 1895. The original building sat at the corner of Caddo and Main streets. It seems the Sanitorium was rebuilt at the same location after burning down sometime in the early 1900s or 1910s. |
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Sometime before 1921 a new location was chosen for a newer, larger Hardy Sanitorium located at the corner of 1st SW and B Street. | Sometime before 1921 a new location was chosen for a newer, larger Hardy Sanitorium located at the corner of 1st SW and B Street. | ||
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In 1924, the sanitorium is reported to have had the same 60 beds, 3 graduated nurses, 10 nurses currently in training, and 9 additional nurses without training. | In 1924, the sanitorium is reported to have had the same 60 beds, 3 graduated nurses, 10 nurses currently in training, and 9 additional nurses without training. | ||
− | The Hardy Sanitorium was closed down in 1955 when the Carter County Memorial Hospital was opened. | + | The Hardy Sanitorium was closed down in 1955 when the Carter County Memorial Hospital was opened. The building was torn down and replaced by the new Ardmore Post Office. |
==Noteworthy additional information== | ==Noteworthy additional information== |