Palmer College of Chiropractic, San Jose, Calif, Davenport, Iowa, Port Orange, Fla.

A college can assemble faculty and students, devise programs and construct buildings in a few years. The special character of the college, which is as important in an institution as in a person, develops and matures slowly.

The history of chiropractic education begins at Palmer. Started by the profession’s founder, Daniel David (D.D.) Palmer, Palmer is chiropractic’s college and is also known as The Fountain-head of the profession.

D.D. Palmer
The science, art and philosophy of chiropractic evolved from D.D. Palmer’s years of independent research and study of human health and disease. Following the successful application of his knowledge to initial patients in 1895, he shared his findings with others. The first classes of the Palmer School and Cure, later known as the Palmer School of Chiropractic, were held in 1897.

Early classes shared a space with the magnetic healing practice of D.D. Palmer in the Ryan Building at Second and Brady streets in Davenport. The need for space prompted Palmer to purchase property at 828 Brady Street in 1905. This became the nucleus of the current campus, which today occupies most of the hilltop now called Palmer Hill.