Henryton School of Practical Nursing
Carroll County, Carroll County, Maryland
Marker Inscription
Henryton School of Practical Nursing. In 1925, two years after the Maryland tuberculosis sanatorium opened in Henryton, a training school for nurses was established for black students in order to help manage the increasing patient population. The program was revised in 1945 to meet licensing standards and opened as the Henryton School of Practical Nursing. A nurses' home constructed in 1952 also housed laboratories, lecture rooms and a library. The school closed in 1963.
Erected by Maryland Historical Trust
The Story
In 1925, two years after Maryland opened a tuberculosis sanatorium at Henryton, a training school for Black nurses was created to help care for its growing patient population. Revised in 1945 to meet licensing standards, it reopened as the Henryton School of Practical Nursing, gaining a nurses' home in 1952 with labs, lecture rooms, and a library. The school closed in 1963.
Why it matters
It opened a professional pathway for Black women in health care during the era of segregation, a small but real advance toward equal opportunity.
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