"Doc" John Suter saves Portsmouth from Yellow Fever

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Title

"Doc" John Suter saves Portsmouth from Yellow Fever

Description

Scanned page 129 from Henry A. Lorberg scrapbook containing typed text about John Suter who volunteered to wait by the Ohio River to ensure The Steamer Fitz John Porter, on which many people had been infected with Yellow Fever, did not land at Portsmouth.

Creator

Henry A. Lorberg

Date

unknown

Format

Scanned page from Henry A. Lorberg scrapbook

Coverage

Portsmouth, Scioto County, Ohio

Rights

Scioto County Public Library

Citation

Henry A. Lorberg, “"Doc" John Suter saves Portsmouth from Yellow Fever,” Local History Digital Collection, accessed April 30, 2024, https://www.yourppl.org/history/items/show/2221.

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