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Title: Yellow Jax: The 1888 Jacksonville Yellow Fever Epidemic
Post by: thelakelander on March 30, 2020, 08:28:31 AM
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In summer 1888, an invisible killer stalked the streets of Jacksonville. "Yellow Jack" took hundreds of lives, forced the city into lockdown, and toppled a progressive, biracial city government. The ordeal also proved how much Jaxsons can overcome when they work together. This is the story of Jacksonville's great yellow fever epidemic of 1888.

Read More: https://www.thejaxsonmag.com/article/yellow-jax-the-1888-jacksonville-yellow-fever-epidemic/