Doctor Washam’s office

In the early 1900s, Doctor William Washam earned a medical degree from North Carolina Medical College which was then located at Davidson College. His office was in this house with patients coming and going through the side entrance. He performed everything from obstetrics to denistry, even mixing his own medicine before a pharmacy was established in town. Because he understood human nature as well as the science side of medicine, he was well-loved in town. He worked until his 85th birthday.

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