MAJOR WALTER REED MEMORIAL
MAJOR WALTER REED, M.D. WAS A U.S. ARMY PHYSICIAN WHO IN 1901 LED THE TEAM THAT POSTULATED AND CONFIRMED THE THEORY THAT YELLOW FEVER IS TRANSMITTED BY A PARTICULAR MOSQUITO SPECIES RATHER THAN DIRECT CONTACT. THIS DISCOVERY ALLOWED THE RESUMPTION AND COMPLETION OF WORK ON THE PANAMA CANAL BY THE UNITED STATES.
Location
Address:
WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER-MAIN DRIVE NW AND 14TH STREET NW-ACCESS MAY BE RESTRICTED
City:
WASHINGTON
State:
District Of Columbia
Zip Code:
20307
Details
Memorial Type:
War Memorial Bust
Access:
Military Base
Wars Commemorated:
Year Dedicated:
Photograph By:
RICHARD E. MILLER
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