Dr. H. Roger Williams

Dr. H. Roger Williams (HM1MBM)

Location: Mobile, AL 36602 Mobile County
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Country: United States of America
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N 30° 41.34', W 88° 2.988'

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(1869-1929)

Dr. Williams opened one of the early African-American drugstores- Live and Let Live on this site in 1901. Born on a sugar plantation in Louisiana, he graduated from Meharry Medical School in 1900 and was the second black physician to practice medicine in Mobile. He served as president of numerous medical and civic associations including the General Chairman of the Mobile Emancipation Association. He was a published writer and poet.
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Placed ByThe African-American Heritage Trail of Mobile
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Date Added Tuesday, July 28th, 2015 at 6:02pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)16R E 399453 N 3395606
Decimal Degrees30.68900000, -88.04980000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 30° 41.34', W 88° 2.988'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds30° 41' 20.4" N, 88° 2' 59.28" W
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Area Code(s)251
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling East
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 605 Dauphin St, Mobile AL 36602, US
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