Mercy Hospital

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1. 1861

   During the Civil War the former mint building in Charlotte was converted into use as a Confederate hospital and command center, after coining operations ceased with North Carolina's secession.

   Presbyterian HospitalGood Samaritan Hospital

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2. 1882

   In 1882, Jane Renwick Smedberg Wilkes — who had earlier helped found St. Peter's (Charlotte's first general) Hospital — began a fundraising campaign, together with the parishioners of St. Peter's Episcopal Church, to establish a second Charlotte hospital dedicated to the city's Black residents.

   Unverified — sourced but not confirmed against a primary record.

   Mecklenburg PresbyteryFirst United Presbyterian ChurchFirst Baptist Church WestPresbyterian HospitalGood Samaritan HospitalSt. Peter's Episcopal ChurchPeterJane Renwick Smedberg WilkesJohn Wilkes

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3. 1888 · 1888-12-18

   The cornerstone of Good Samaritan Hospital, funded by St. Peter's Episcopal Church and its parishioners under Jane Wilkes's leadership, was laid in Charlotte on December 18, 1888, at a ceremony attended by both Black and white Charlotte residents.

   Good Samaritan Hospital siteMecklenburg PresbyteryFirst United Presbyterian ChurchFirst Baptist Church WestPresbyterian HospitalGood Samaritan HospitalSt. Peter's Episcopal ChurchPeterJane Renwick Smedberg WilkesJohn Wilkes

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4. 1891

   The Charlotte Museum of History states Good Samaritan Hospital was built in Charlotte's Third Ward with funds raised by St. Peter's Episcopal Church and its parishioners, describing it as the first private hospital in North Carolina built exclusively for the treatment of Charlotte's Black citizens.

   Good Samaritan Hospital siteMecklenburg PresbyteryFirst United Presbyterian ChurchFirst Baptist Church WestPresbyterian HospitalGood Samaritan HospitalMint Museum of ArtLevine Museum of the New SouthHarvey B. Gantt CenterNASCAR Hall of FameSt. Peter's Episcopal ChurchW.W. WardPeter

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5. 1891 · 1891-09-23

   Good Samaritan Hospital opened for business on September 23, 1891, at the corner of Mint and Graham Streets in Charlotte's Third Ward, with a 20-bed capacity — one of the first hospitals built specifically for African American patients in the United States and the first privately funded Black hospital in North Carolina.

   Good Samaritan Hospital siteQueen City Drug StorePresbyterian HospitalGood Samaritan HospitalW.W. WardJoseph Graham

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6. 1903

   In 1903, Good Samaritan Hospital established a School of Nursing to train Black women, described as the second nursing school open to Black students in the state of North Carolina.

   Good Samaritan Hospital siteHarding High SchoolSecond Ward High SchoolCentral High SchoolPresbyterian HospitalGood Samaritan Hospital

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7. 1915

   Elizabeth College closed its Charlotte campus in May 1915 and relocated to Salem, Virginia, where it merged with Roanoke College, leaving its campus available for later use by Presbyterian Hospital.

   Presbyterian HospitalGood Samaritan HospitalElizabeth College

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8. 1918

   Presbyterian Hospital relocated in 1918 from West Trade Street to the former Elizabeth College campus in the Elizabeth neighborhood, two years after Mercy Hospital had moved to a site in the adjoining Rosemont subdivision in 1916.

   Presbyterian HospitalGood Samaritan HospitalElizabeth College

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9. 1938 · 1938-03-14

   Charlotte's original electric streetcar system ended operation on March 14, 1938, when Car No. 85 — a 1927-built streetcar — made the final run from Presbyterian Hospital through downtown, with a ceremonial stop at Independence Square, to the South Boulevard car barn, after which motor buses replaced streetcars citywide; this date is consistently corroborated across independent sources, with no conflicting month or day found.

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   Independence Square (Trade & Tryon)Charlotte Street RailwayCharlotte Electric RailwayPresbyterian HospitalGood Samaritan Hospital

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10. 2015 · 2015-07-14

    The CityLynx Gold Line streetcar's initial 1.5-mile Phase 1 segment, connecting Spectrum Center to Presbyterian Hospital, began service on July 14, 2015.

    Spectrum CenterCharlotte Street RailwayCharlotte Electric RailwayPresbyterian HospitalGood Samaritan Hospital

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