William Beaumont, M. D.
Pioneer in Physiology
Born Lebanon, Conn. 1785
Died St. Louis, Mo. 1853
At old Fort Crawford, one mile and a half northwest of this spot, one hundred years ago, Doctor Beaumont, a surgeon in the United States Army, performed those experiments on Alexis St. Martin which laid the foundation for our knowledge of digestion.
In honor of his pioneer work this
memorial has been erected by the
State Medical Society of Wisconsin
1931
Marker is at the intersection of South Beaumont Road and West Rice Street, on the right when traveling south on South Beaumont Road.
Courtesy hmdb.org
