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Dr. Howard's Office & Herb Garden
Dr. Howard, who was born in 1823 in upstate New York, was educated at Cleveland Medical College and
University of Michigan. Even though he
Like many country horse and buggy doctors of the 19th century, Howard also served as dentist, druggist and
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Built in 1839 as a schoolhouse in Tekonsha, Michigan, Dr. Alonson B. Howard converted this building to his
office in 1855. The building consisted of a waiting room, laboratory and his office and illustrates the
state of medical practice in rural America in the mid-1800’s.
was university trained, he also relied upon traditional herbal remedies, that he learned from local Native
Americans, in treating the patients on his weekly circuit. His circuit included the towns of Jonesville,
Battle
Creek, Marshall, and Jackson, which required traveling by horse or train. He made syrups and pills for his patients
from herbs, roots and barks many of which were grown in his garden.