Gleanings from 1760’s ‘Great Small Pox Epidemic’ in Charleston.

Gleanings from 1760’s ‘Great Small Pox Epidemic’ in Charleston.: In 1760, Charleston, in what is now South Carolina, faced what was to become known as the Great Small Pox Epidemic. In a city of 8,000 people, most of whom had no immunity, smallpox spread during the early months of 1760. The Charlestonians’ re...