D. T. Watson Home for Crippled Children

D. T. Watson Home for Crippled Children

The D.T. Watson Home for Crippled Children is famous as one of the first sites in the world to test the Jonas Salk vaccine for polio. The home is located in the Pittsburgh suburb of Bell Acres borough, near Sewickley, Pennsylvania.

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Coordinates: 40°34′27″N 80°12′19″W / 40.57406°N 80.20517°W / 40.57406; -80.20517


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