Stabler-Leadbeater Apothecary Museum: Check Out Martha Washington’s Pharmacy
June 15, 2016 | greystar
From Martha Washington to Robert E. Lee, some of history's most significant figures trusted their prescriptions to the Stabler-Leadbeater Apothecary. Opened in 1792, the family business thrived for the next 40-plus years, most of it spent in the location on South Fairfax Street. Today, the establishment continues to teach about health, but with a historical slant, as the Stabler-Leadbeater Apothecary Museum.
The museum showcases the same herbal botanicals that its original pharmacists would have prescribed for various maladies as well as medical tools from the time. The main draw, however, might be the collection of journals, prescription books, and letters that weave tales about the people who frequented the Stabler-Leadbeater Apothecary. You'll certainly recognize some of them, and might be delighted to learn how the earliest Americans treated the common cold.
