What the records say
- When
- Jan 1924 – 1925
- Kind
- Epidemic
- Coordinates
- 39.83° N, 98.58° W
- Description
- smallpox epidemic in Minnesota
- Deaths
- 500
Placed at the country: the source names no closer place.
1924–1925 Minnesota smallpox epidemic
Disease outbreak in Minnesota, United States
The 1924–1925 Minnesota smallpox epidemic was the deadliest outbreak of smallpox in the U.S. state of Minnesota. 500 people died—400 of them in the Minneapolis–Saint Paul metropolitan area. Almost 90% of the Twin Cities deaths took place in Minneapolis.
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