One hundred two years ago, a mysterious killer came calling in Salem County about the time World War I was winding down. It started in remote corners of the county, in places such as Fort Mott, as a global pandemic, the “so-called Spanish Influenza,” spread throughout New Jersey. The epidemic hit Fort Mott hard. Of…
Month: February 2020
When Death Came Calling Salem County Needed a Hospital
Continued from Part I – The Flu of 1918 Shutdown Salem County Now is the time for a hospital. That is what the Salem Sunbeam pointed out as life returned to normal. The suffering and the tragedies which visited the county had demonstrated the need for a well-equipped local hospital. “We have been shown that…