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Arthur Carroll Scott, Sr., M.D.

Temple, Bell County

Marker Text

(July 12, 1865-October 27, 1940) Born in Gainesville, Texas, Arthur Scott graduated from Bellevue Medical College in 1886. In 1892 he became Chief Surgeon of the Santa Fe Hospital in Temple. He formed a partnership with Dr. R.R. White, Jr., in 1897, and they founded the Temple Sanitarium (later Scott and White Hospital) in 1904. A specialist in surgery, Dr. Scott became a well known authority in cancer diagnosis and treatment. After a remarkable career, he died in 1940. Recorded - 1997

Marker Details

Address 1601 N. Main St.
Location Description at burial site in Hillcrest Cemetery
Marker # 214
Dedicated 1997
Size, Type grave marker
Code hospitals; medical topics and health professionals
Latitude, Longitude 31.112045, -97.33061

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