Chicago 1885 cholera epidemic myth
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chicago-1885-cholera-epidemic-myth-203-16367469
title:
Chicago 1885 cholera epidemic myth
text:
The Chicago 1885 cholera epidemic myth is a persistent urban legend, stating that 90,000 people in Chicago died of typhoid fever and cholera in 1885. Although the story is widely reported, these deaths did not occur. Lake Michigan was the source of Chicago's drinking water. During a tremendous storm in 1885, the rainfall washed refuse from the Chicago River far out into the lake. Citizens feared that sewage run-off from the storm would reach the intake cribs of the Chicago lake tunnels and pollu
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encyclopedia
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Urban legend
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago_1885_cholera_epidemic_myth
date created:
2006-09-08T00:39:36Z
date modified:
2024-09-09T19:06:35Z
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