In the 19th century, smallpox outbreaks could devastate communities. As in
our time, the front line healthcare workers, especially nurses, performed
invaluable service. Read more about these brave men and women in today's
The UncommonWealth.
https://uncommonwealth.virginiamemory.com/blog/2020/04/22/19th-century-chesterfield-county-smallpox-epidemics/
*Vincent T. Brooks*
Senior Local Records Archivist
Library of Virginia
800 East Broad St.
Richmond, VA 23219
804-692-3525
Fax 804-692-2277
*The Uncommonwealth* <https://uncommonwealth.virginiamemory.com/>
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