Medical Innovations In Morris County Celebrated In New Exhibit

MORRISTOWN, NJ — Learn about Morris County's role as a medical innovator in next month's exhibit, “The Cutting Edge: Medicine in Morris County, 1876-1976," opening at the Morris County Historical Society. The exhibit will feature "the many contributions Morris County doctors, hospitals, pharmaceutical companies and veterinarians have made to the field of medicine at both the local and global levels."

Morris County is home to a number of large medical companies: The Seeing Eye, Bayer's North American Headquarters, and Morristown Medical Center, just to name a few. The 125th anniversary of Morristown Medical Center will be highlighted, as well as Greystone Park and the 100th anniversary of the burning of the original All Soul's Hospital.

More about the exhibit from the MCHS:

Morris County is a hub of innovation in the medical field. The “Grandfather of the Epidural,” James Leonard Corning, MD, lived at Acorn Hall, now the MCHS headquarters; the country’s first Doctor of Veterinary Medicine was born in Mount Olive; the biggest studies disproving the benefits of lobotomies
took place at Greystone Park Psychiatric Hospital; and the Right-to- Die controversy first made national headlines through the case of Karen Ann Quinlan in the 1970s and 1980s.

It also will explore the history of The Seeing Eye, right-to- die cases, veterinarian medicine, local pharmaceutical giants, impact of diseases, such as tuberculosis and Spanish Flu, and notable medical professionals who treated Morris County residents.

The exhibit is located at the Morris County Historical Society in Acorn hall (68 Morris Ave, Morristown). It's open Wednesdays and Thursdays, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., and Sundays, 1-4 p.m. Admission, which includes the exhibits and landscaped grounds, is $6 for adults, $5 for seniors, $3 for students, and is free for children under 12 and MCHS members. For more information, call MCHS at 973-267- 3465 or visit the MCHS website: MorrisCountyHistory.org.

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