Street Name Dedication Ceremonies Honoring Dr. James F. Scott

ID: 466 ~ Source: Scioto Historical Collection, Center for Public History Community Archives, Clark Memorial Library, Shawnee State University, Portsmouth, Ohio. ~ Date: September 1984
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Dr. James F. Scott, the first elected black county coroner in the United States, was honored by the City of Portsmouth in September 1984 by renaming sections of Twelfth Street and US Highway 52 as Dr. James F. Scott Place and Dr. James F. Scott Drive. For many years Dr. Scott and his family lived at 1013 Twelfth Street, where he also practiced medicine in his home office.

This file appears in: Dr. James F. Scott, the First Elected Black County Coroner in the United States