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Yellow Fever Victims
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By William Fischer, Jr., March 20, 2009 | |
| | | 1. Yellow Fever Victims Memorial Marker | | |
Inscription.
Mrs. Margaret Beard • Eliza Beck and Infant
Mrs. Joseph J. Blazer • Richard Blazer
Wellington Blazer • Claudius J. Brothers
Mrs. Claudius J. Brothers • Mrs. Elizabeth Brothers
James Brown • Margaret Brown
William Buck • Clayton Coffman
George D. Curry • Samuel B. Curry
Caroline Davis • Charles Dehlman
Mrs. Charles Forth • Simon Gibson
Thomas Gibson • Mrs. Capt. Alex W. Halliday
William J. Holcomb • Max Horger
Mrs. Max Horger • William Hull
Sarah Kerns • Joseph Martin
Mrs. Samuel H. Morton • James T. Myers
Hugh Plymale, Sr. • Mrs. Claudius Roberts
Shepard Sheldon • John W. Skinner
Alice Walker • Grant Walker
Ising Walker • William Walker
Broken rocker shaft of
Steamer John Porter
that brought yellow fever
to Gallipolis from
New Orleans Aug. 18, 1878
causing 66, deaths
Shaft was presented by
Charles A. Hill
Engine Builder
Donated by
John C. Rue
Present City Commission
Clyde C. Ingels
Frank L. Shaw
Dr. L. C. Bean
J. R. Gwinn, City Manager
Aug. 18, 1932
Erected 1932 by City of Gallipolis,, John C. Rue, Charles A. Hill, and Gallia County Historical Society.
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By William Fischer, Jr., March 20, 2010 | |
| | | 2. Yellow Fever Victims Memorial | | |
38° 48.387′ N, 82° 12.335′ W. Marker is in Gallipolis, Ohio, in Gallia County. Marker is on 1st Avenue, on the left when traveling east. Click for map. Marker is along the SE edge of City Park. Marker is in this post office area: Gallipolis OH 45631, United States of America.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. 1790 - Gallipolis - 1940 (a few steps from this marker); The Landing of the Welsh in Gallipolis (within shouting distance of this marker); Gallia County, Gallipolis and the Ohio River (within shouting distance of this marker); Our House (about 800 feet away, in a direct line); Morning Dawn Lodge No. 7 Free and Accepted Masons (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Dunmore War 1774 (approx. 0.2 miles away); Charles E. Holzer, Sr., M.D. (approx. 0.3 miles away); African Methodist Episcopal Church (approx. 0.7 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in Gallipolis.
Also see . . . Gallipolis Yellow Fever Episode. (Submitted on May 15, 2010, by William Fischer, Jr. of Fort Scott, Kansas.)
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By William Fischer, Jr., March 20, 2010 | |
| | | 3. Yellow Fever Victims Cause | | |
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By William Fischer, Jr., March 20, 2010 | |
| | | 4. Yellow Fever Victims Memorial | | City Commission | | |
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By William Fischer, Jr., March 20, 2010 | |
| | | 5. Yellow Fever Victims Shaft | | |
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By William Fischer, Jr., March 20, 2010 | |
| | | 6. Yellow Fever Victims Shaft Donor | | |
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By William Fischer, Jr., March 20, 2010 | |
| | | 7. Yellow Fever Victims Memorial Donor | | |
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By William Fischer, Jr., March 20, 2010 | |
| | | 8. Yellow Fever Victims Memorial | | Dedication Date. | | |
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By William Fischer, Jr., March 20, 2010 | |
| | | 9. Yellow Fever Victims Memorial | | On right. Flood heights on sandstone column on left. City Park Gazebo in center. Looking NW from 1st Avenue. | | |
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By William Fischer, Jr., On right. | |
| | | 10. Yellow Fever Victims Memorial | | On right. Flood heights on sandstone column. City Park behind monuments. Looking SW along 1st Avenue toward buildings on Court Street. Ohio River to left, beyond edge of photo. | | |
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Credits. This page originally submitted on May 11, 2010, by William Fischer, Jr. of Fort Scott, Kansas. This page has been viewed 1,382 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10. submitted on May 15, 2010, by William Fischer, Jr. of Fort Scott, Kansas.
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