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Category Archives: Reference

Camp Naumkeag as Salem Health Camp

Posted on May 19, 2022 by salweb

In 1910, Salem was facing a health crisis, not unlike our own current pandemic, with hundreds of tuberculosis cases plaguing the city. In the face of disaster, civic engagement in Salem arose, and the Committee on Prevention of Tuberculosis was created to Continue reading Camp Naumkeag as Salem Health Camp→

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