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Dumfries Cholera Memorial

 
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spoons
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PostPosted: Sat Nov 29, 2008 7:34 pm    Post subject: Dumfries Cholera Memorial Reply with quote
I don't suppose this is of any great architectural merit (I am not one to judge) but the visitation of Cholera to this small town for 10 weeks in 1832 took 440 lives. Makes you think!

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PostPosted: Sat Nov 29, 2008 7:43 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
It makes you wonder how many other towns in Scotland suffered outbreaks like that?

The wording is interesting. It's not just a memorial to those who died but it is also a warning to future generations.

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PostPosted: Sun Nov 30, 2008 7:01 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Nearby Maxwelltown suffered too.

This webpage gives details of the outbreak in Dumfries.

http://www.dumfriesmuseum.demon.co.uk/dumfstory13.html

"Maxwelltown had 237 cases and 127 deaths"

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