Biography of Albert Dunlap, Sebastian Co, AR

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SOURCE: History of Benton, Washington, Carroll, Madison, Crawford,
Franklin, and Sebastian Counties, Arkansas. Chicago: The Goodspeed 
Publishing Co., 1889.
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Dr. Albert Dunlap, physician of Fort Smith, and son of Joseph and Mildred
(Jones) Dunlap, was born in  Alabama December 8, 1828. Joseph Dunlap is a
native of North Carolina, was a mechanic by occupation, is still  alive, and a
resident of Washington County, Ark. His mother, Frances Dunlap, is also living
in Washington  County, Ark., and is the oldest person in that county. She is
ninety-seven years of age. Dr. Albert Dunlap came  to Arkansas during his
minority, and grew to manhood in Washington County. He received his education
in  Ozark Institute, and in 1850 he commenced the study of medicine under Dr.
Pollard. He graduated from the  medical department of the Transylvania
University, at Lexington, Ky., in 1851, and with the exception of a  short time
he has since practiced medicine in Fort Smith, locating here in 1852. He is a
member of the Sebastian  Medical Society, Arkansas State Medical Society,
American Medical Association and International Medical  Congress. He has been
president of the Sebastian County Medical Society, and vice-president of the
Arkansas  State Medical Society; was a member of the Fort Smith Board of Health
for about twenty years. He was in the  hospital department during the late war,
serving the whole time in the trans-Mississippi Department. He is the  oldest
practicing physician in Fort Smith, and his family are members of the Episcopal
Church. The Doctor was  [p.1308] married to Miss Virginia Spring, daughter of
Dr. M. Spring, formerly a physician of this place, and medical partner of Dr.
Dunlap. Mrs. Dunlap is a member of the Ladies' Relief Union. Dr. Dunlap is a
member  of the pension examination board, and examining physician for several
different life insurance companies. After  years of experience in the country,
Dr. Dunlap is about to retire from active practice in the city of Fort Smith,
and is building up a health resort on the top of the Boston Mountains. This he
considers the greatest enterprise  of his life. The location is certainly a
happy one, and has the sanction of the highest medical authorities in the
South, besides being expressly chosen by Dr. Dunlap, who would certainly know
its virtue if anyone would.  The close proximity of the location to the
Southern lowlands, the great altitude and the purity and variety of  waters to
be found on the location, make it expressly desirable. This is unquestionably
destined to become one  of the leading health resorts of the South. It is 2,000
feet above the level of the sea, and the highest temperature  reached during
the summer of 1888 was ninety degrees. The place chosen for the health resort
is situated on  both sides of the St. Louis & San Francisco Railroad, forty-two
miles from Fort Smith, and two trains pass daily  each way, making regular
stops at the station–Winslow.