John Suter and the "Floating Morgue" of 1879

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Title

John Suter and the "Floating Morgue" of 1879

Description

Photo image of scanned scrapbook page. Pictured is a typed page telling of a story in 1879 in which John Suter made sure a ship did not come into the Portsmouth Wharf. The vessel was populated with people that had Yellow Fever, and it was feared that the disease would spread if it reached the city; Yellow Fever; Steamer Fitz John Porter; "Doc" Suter; Wharf

Creator

Henry A. Lorberg

Date

1879

Format

Scanned scrapbook page 138

Coverage

Portsmouth, Scioto County, Ohio

Rights

Scioto County Public Library

Citation

Henry A. Lorberg , “John Suter and the "Floating Morgue" of 1879,” Local History Digital Collection, accessed November 23, 2024, https://yourppl.org/history/items/show/23007.

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