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Domestic News
August 18, 1821
Winchester Republican
Winchester, Virginia
What is this article about?
Unusual sickness and high mortality reported in the country below the Ridge and Loudoun County, with three family members dying within 24 hours and buried in one grave; no assigned cause despite the area's healthy reputation.
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We learn that the country immediately below the Ridge is unusually sickly. In the neighboring county of Loudoun great distress prevails. Our informant tells us, that in one family three persons died within twenty four hours, who were in one grave. No cause can be assigned but afflicting mortality. The neighborhood possesses every advantage that can be claimed from geographical situation, and the country is believed to be as generally healthy as any part of the union: indeed, philosophers suppose this latitude (39) to be more favorable to health than any other on the globe.
We learn that the country immediately below the Ridge is unusually sickly. In the neighboring county of Loudoun great distress prevails. Our informant tells us, that in one family three persons died within twenty four hours, who were in one grave. No cause can be assigned but afflicting mortality. The neighborhood possesses every advantage that can be claimed from geographical situation, and the country is believed to be as generally healthy as any part of the union: indeed, philosophers suppose this latitude (39) to be more favorable to health than any other on the globe.
What sub-type of article is it?
Disease Or Epidemic
Death Or Funeral
What keywords are associated?
Sickness
Loudoun County
Mortality
Disease Outbreak
Ridge
Where did it happen?
Loudoun County
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
Loudoun County
Outcome
three persons in one family died within twenty four hours and were buried in one grave; afflicting mortality with no assigned cause.
Event Details
The country immediately below the Ridge is unusually sickly, with great distress in neighboring Loudoun county. An informant reports high mortality in the generally healthy neighborhood at latitude 39.