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EPISODE · Apr 12, 2016 · 11 MIN

The Great Cholera Outbreak

from Stories of Appalachia · host Steve Gilly, Rod Mullins

In 1873, there was a world-wide cholera epidemic. One of the worst hit places in the Appalachian region was the East Tennessee town of Greeneville, which saw 90 percent of its population either die or flee in absolute terror. The illness even struck a retired American president who lived in the town. On this episode […]

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