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Phineas P. Gage (Report on injury)
Collection Description:
One newspaper article dated April 6 1849 from the Granite State Whig. The article itself was originally published in the Claremont Eagle. Article is about Phineas Gage (resident of Lebanon, NH) who in September 1849 survived a railroad accident. The accident occurred in Cavendish, VT when a bar, measuring 3 feet long, went through his head. Gage survived the accident. The case is well know to people who study brain science. Folder also contains one other typed written statement entitled: Recovery from the Passage of an iron bar through the head. It was written by Walton A Green and is dated August 11, 1943
Managing Organization:
Lebanon Public Libraries >>
Contact Name:
Sean Fleming
Contact Email:
sean.fleming@lebcity.com
Contact Phone:
603-442-6191
Geographical Focus:
Town: Cavendish, VT and Lebanon, NH
Time Period:
1849 (accident and newspaper article) 1943 (Walton Green stateme
Collection Size:
One file folder
