EP 35: THE VAMPIRE FROM RHODE ISLAND: MERCY BROWN!

What do you know about tuberculosis (T.B.)? No pressure if you don't really know anything about it other than maybe you have the vaccine to prevent it. However in this episode I'll tell you all about this past illness and even how in the late 1800's people once thought this disease was actually proof that vampires existed! So in this weeks episode we will learn how America's Last Vampire got her fame, but maybe it was all for the wrong reasons. Listen now and hear for yourself how one families run in with T.B. would change their lives and those of the community forever!

An illustration of the states that make up New England

Symptoms and Preventions for T.B.

Exeter, RI on a map!

A Map of where the Colorado River can be found

Mercy L. Brown’s Tombstone in Rhode Island!

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