Wendover (Kentucky)

Wendover (Kentucky)

Infobox_nrhp | name =Wendover
nrhp_type = nhl


caption =
nearest_city= Hyden, Kentucky
lat_degrees = 37
lat_minutes = 7
lat_seconds = 39
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 83
long_minutes = 21
long_seconds = 55
long_direction = W
locmapin = Kentucky
area =
built =1925
architect= Mary Breckinridge
architecture= Other
added = October 21, 1975cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2007-01-23|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service]
governing_body = Private
refnum=75000792

Wendover, also known as Frontier Nursing Service or Big House, has been named a U.S. National Historic Landmark. The first American attempt to professionalize midwifery, was led by Mary Breckinridge. The Frontier Nursing Service continues today.

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