GREAT YELLOW FEVER EPIDEMIC OF 1820
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N 32° 04.547 W 081° 05.366
17S E 491559 N 3548839
GREAT YELLOW FEVER EPIDEMIC OF 1820
Located in the Colonial Park Cemetery, Savannah, Ga.
Waymark Code: WMWGV
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 10/26/2006
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In this cemetery many victims of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1820 were buried.
Nearly 700 Savannahians died that year, including two local physicians who lost their lives caring for the stricken.
Several epidemics followed. In 1854 The Savannah Benevolent Association was organized to aid the families of the fever victims.
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Type of Marker: Park
Marker #: Not listed
Date: Not listed
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