Historical Marker
The Former Canadian Hospital
Historical marker location:
7th and Elsie Street, Canadian, Texas
( at intersection of 7th & Elsie Street, Canadian)
Marker installed: 1970
This building, now a residence, was Canadian's first hospital, opened on June 16, 1917. Funds for construction were obtained by public subscriptions. Dr. H. C. Caylor, first owner, sold to Dr. L. V. Dawson in 1920. From 1924 to 1949, Dr. E. H. Morris was owner.
A tornado that killed or hurt some 200 to 260 people in the Glazier-Higgins area (10 to 27 miles northeast) on April 9, 1947, dramatized worth of this hospital - the only one in the immediate vicinity. It was closed in 1949.
Recorded Texas Historical Landmark, 1970.