Last night when Donna sent through those links that mentioned the hospital, the first was a history of nearby Cambria, interesting to me as I worked there seven years. I quickly scanned the pages, looking for mention of the hospital and near the end it said Dr. Showalter started Altamont hospital in one of the buildings there. It had to have been very small. So, when he built the one in Christiansburg, it was called New Altamont, and that's why New was added to the name. Mary

Dr. Showalter was the best doctor I encountered at the hospital. In 1952 Dr. Caldwell and Dr. Grubb wanted to operate on me for appendicks removal. Thank goodness I dind't give in and never had to have the operation. Dr. Clark was kind of a drive by doctor as I recall. He would see anyone and the cost back then was maybe a couple of dollars. I only recall Mayor Palmer in Cambria. Had a store and made photos for Life magazine and others as I recall. Edgar PSALM 100:3 Know ye that the Lord he is God: >From: "Mary C Williams" <marycwms@verizon.net> >Reply-To: vafloyd@rootsweb.com >To: "Rootsweb Floyd" <VAFLOYD@rootsweb.com> >Subject: [VAFLOYD] New Altamont Hospital >Date: Sun, 13 Jan 2008 19:49:28 -0500 > >Last night when Donna sent through those links that mentioned the hospital, >the first was a history of nearby Cambria, interesting to me as I worked >there seven years. >I quickly scanned the pages, looking for mention of the hospital and near >the end it said Dr. Showalter started Altamont hospital in one of the >buildings there. It had to have been very small. >So, when he built the one in Christiansburg, it was called New Altamont, >and that's why New was added to the name. >Mary >********************************** >Note from List Administrator!!! >The Second Sunday in each month will set aside for a "Brick Wall" Roll >Call. Please always put the surname you seek in the subject and tell us >something about your Brick Wall person. >To contact Listowner: >Rena Worthen doreatr@rbnet.com >********************************** >Search this list's archived messages! >http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >View the Floyd County Virginia Website at: >http://www.rootsweb.com/~vafloyd/floyd.htm >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >VAFLOYD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes >in the subject and the body of the message