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Winslow Hospital listed on National Register

Winslow Hospital listed on National Register 2024
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Winslow Hospital, built in 1940 as the city's hospital for Black patients, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 11, 2024.
Danville built Winslow Hospital during segregation to serve the Black community, with Black physicians and staff, and named it for Dr. Albert Lincoln Winslow. The state's register page says it was the only hospital the city built for Black residents and that it treated people hurt on June 10, 1963, known as Bloody Monday. Virginia had listed it on its landmarks register on June 20, 2024.

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