Description
By Nancy T. Sorrells (book) and Connie J. Doeble (documentary)
Soon after the U.S. entered WWII in December of 1941, construction began in early 1942 of a comprehensive Army hospital in Fishersville, Virginia. Very quickly a small city consisting of 135 brick buildings including dorms, a brig, a theater, a chapel, and a morgue were erected. Officially named for the U.S. President from Staunton, the Woodrow Wilson General Hospital was locally known simply as “The Post.” The story of this war-time hospital and its evolution after the war into the world’s first government sponsored rehabilitation center, as well as the site of three public schools and a vocational center is detailed in the book and the documentary (DVD included) that subsequently aired on PBS.
