Historical Marker
William Beaumont General Hospital
Historical marker location:
El Paso, Texas
( from westbound IH 10 exit #19A onto Mesa Street proceed north (right) about 1 mile, turn east (right) onto Rim Road, follow Rim Road until it merges into Scenic Road, continue east on Scenic Road to Mount Franklin Scenic Area, El Paso)
Marker installed: 1968
This famous army hospital opened in 1921 and was named for major & surgeon William Beaumont, who distinguished himself as an army surgeon during the war of 1812. Later his observations of the stomach of Alexis St. Martin, which was exposed by a gunshot wound, made great and lasting contributions to the knowledge of the physiology of human digestion. He served this nation well, as does the hospital which bears his name.
Presented by the State National Bank of El Paso, 1962.