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To control the spread of smallpox and other contagious diseases, those afflicted or exposed were forcibly isolated in pest houses like this one in Avalon, NC. Note the quarantine rope in the right foreground.

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Title
Pest house
Geographic Coverage
Avalon (N.C.)
Rockingham County (N.C.)
Subject (Images)
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Image
Format
Photographs
Group portraits
Language
English
Digital Exhibit
Rockingham County Legacy: A Digital Heritage Project
North Carolina Community College Collections
Collection in Repository
Ola Maie Suttenfield Foushee Collection.
Standard Rights Statement
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/
Contributing Institution
Contact Information
Rockingham Community College | Historical Collections | Gerald B. James Library | PO Box 38 |Wentworth, NC 27375 | http://www.rockinghamcc.edu/library
Digital Collection
Images of North Carolina

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