Photograph- Second Oldest Hospital in the United States, built 1799 as the Lancaster County Almshouse. Now the Lancaster Youth Services building, East King Street.
Photograph- Second Oldest Hospital in the United States, built 1799 as the Lancaster County Almshouse. Now the Lancaster Youth Services building, East King Street.
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Second Oldest Hospital in the United States, built 1799 as the Lancaster County Almshouse. Now the Lancaster Youth Services building, East King Street.
Dr. Washington Lemuel Atlee, born February 22, 1808, died September 7, 1878. Practiced medicine in Lancaster and Mount Joy. Later moved to Philadelphia where he became a prominent surgeon. Married Ann Eliza Hoff, a daughter of John Hoff, the clockmaker.