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“Nothing to really compare with this” – A reflection on the 1918 influenza epidemic in Wilkes-Barre

Posted on March 27, 2018March 19, 2018 by Jake Wynn

"Three hundred miles of funeral processions, and the tears and groans that accompany these sad partings."

Posted in Coal Region, World War ITagged 1918 Influenza Outbreak, Coal Region, Disease, Influenza, NEPA, Pennsylvania, Scranton, Spanish Flu, World War ILeave a comment

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