Vance County

County History: 
Vance
Region: 
Piedmont
Quick Facts
People and Biographies
Notable individuals from nursing history.
  • Mary Lewis Wyche (1858-1936): The "Florence Nightingale" of North Carolina, Wyche was born in Vance County.
Resources
Additional resources for further research.

Health Care Institutions

Articles and Publications

  • Vann, A. (2000). Vance County. Charleston, S.C.:  Arcadia Publishers. This book has some photographs of African American nurses in Vance County.

Newspaper Clippings

Compiled by: 
Phoebe Pollitt