Marker Inscription
(September 1822 - June 9, 1881) Virginia native Dr. Greensville S. Dowell moved to Texas in 1853. During the Civil War he served as a surgeon in the Confederate army in Galveston. He was instrumental in the founding of the Galveston Medical Society, Texas Medical College and Hospital, and the "Galveston Medical Journal," the first publication of its kind in Texas. A noted surgeon, Dowell designed several surgical instruments and was an authority on the treatment of yellow fever. Texas Sesquicentennial 1836-1986
About this site
Dowell, Greensville S. is a historical marker in Galveston, Galveston County, dedicated in 1986. It is one of 283 historical markers documented in Galveston County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 373 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 29.2938, -94.8143 near Galveston. The nearest cataloged historic site is Evergreen (cemetery), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Trueheart, John Overton, Levi Charles Meyers Harby, and Greek Orthodox Cemetery.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5167007433. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
