102 Years Ago Today

This postcard of Carleton County's first hospital was postmarked over a century ago today.

The postcard of the Carleton County Hospital (Miles Moore House) was postmarked March 22, 1910. The building, which served as the residence of Miles Moore, stood at the corner of Broadway, St. Gertrude, Union and Division Streets. It served as a hospital from 1902 until 1911, when Woodstock's health care facility was relocated to the former residence of the late L.P. Fisher, Woodstock's first mayor. Fisher had stated in his will that his home was to be converted to a hospital. The will also outlined that a part of Fisher's fortune was to be spent on converting the structure to accommodate a health care facility and on continued maintenance.

The L.P. Fisher Memorial Hospital was in operation until the mid-1950s, when the Carleton Memorial Hospital was erected on the same site. The Carleton Memorial Hospital was closed in 2007 to make way for the current Upper River Valley Hospital in Waterville. It sat dormant for two years, and was demolished in 2009.

This postcard can be viewed on The Shiretown Blogger's History at a Glance page.