EPISODE · Dec 6, 2020 · 6 MIN
BHS e282-1908 Smallpox Epidemic
from The Brattleboro Historical Society Podcast · host Brattleboro Historical Society
In a bold front page headline on November 13, 1908 the Reformer declared that Brattleboro was facing a smallpox epidemic. Doctor Henry Holton, the Secretary and Executive Officer of the Vermont State Board of Health came to town and closed all churches, schools and pool halls. People were forbidden to assemble in any place for any purpose until the epidemic was brought under control. Here's the story...
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In a bold front page headline on November 13, 1908 the Reformer declared that Brattleboro was facing a smallpox epidemic. Doctor Henry Holton, the Secretary and Executive Officer of the Vermont State Board of Health came to town and closed all churches, schools and pool halls. People were forbidden to assemble in any place for any purpose until the epidemic was brought under control. Here's the story...
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