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    1. Re: KYCAMPBE-D Digest V04 #165
    2. Bill Klotzback
    3. I was born in Speers Hospital 7 June 1938. I can assure you that it was in Dayton, Campbell County, Ky. At that time Speers was the only hospital in Campbell County. It was founded from a $200000 bequest in the will of Capt. Charles Speers who died in 1894. The site was located between 4th and 5th Streets north and south and between Main and Boone Streets east and west. Its first patient was admitted about three years later. Unfortunately the hospital was located very near the flood plain of the Ohio River and during the flood of 1937 all patients had to be evaluated. It was a dark brick building not very tall (maybe four stories at the most). I can remember several times when flood waters completely surrounded the building but it was located on high ground and fortunately it survived. My grandmother, Sadie Grismore Wittenberg was one of the last people to die in Speers hospital. She died on 19 Feb 1973. That's the last time I visited the hospital. The hospital finally closed for good later in 1973. By that time a new hospital, St Luke's in Ft Thomas, had been built. Bill

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