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In 1920 it was sold to the New Jersey State Board of Education for $1 on the condition [11] that it would be “in trust for and [o]n behalf of the Schoolchildren of the State of New Jersey and to be forever preserved as a memorial of Clara Barton, deceased.” [10] It was then turned over to the Bordentown Historical Society.
Clarissa Harlowe Barton (December 25, 1821 – April 12, 1912) was an American nurse who founded the American Red Cross.She was a hospital nurse in the American Civil War, a teacher, and a patent clerk.
Clara Barton was an independent battlefield nurse who earned the nickname, "The Angel of the Battlefield". Several instrumental leaders of soldiers' aid and relief organizations came from Massachusetts. These included Dorothea Dix, who had traveled across the nation working to promote proper care for the poor and insane before the war.
Clara Barton, humanitarian and founder of the American Red Cross, lived in this house from 1897 until her death in 1912. The house served as headquarters and a warehouse for the Red Cross. When it was established in 1974, the Clara Barton National Historic Site was the first national historic site dedicated to the accomplishments of a woman. [32]
Clara Barton Mural dedication set for Aug. 10. A dedication ceremony for the mural will take place at 10:30 a.m. Aug. 10 at the site of the artwork.
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A dedication ceremony was held Tuesday along the Hagerstown Cultural Trail for the new Clara Barton Memorial by sculptor Toby Mendez. Memorial to American Red Cross founder Clara Barton dedicated ...
Clara Barton School may refer to: Clara Barton School (Cabin John, Maryland), also known as Clara Barton Community Center, a Maryland Historical Trust-inventoried historic place; Clara Barton High School, Brooklyn, New York; Clara Barton School (Philadelphia), listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places