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Description
Join us on Thursday, June 5th, from 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM at the Asheville Museum of History (AMoH) for a special History Hour program: Asheville’s Tuberculosis Tourism Era, with David O. Freedman, M.D. Light refreshments will be available.
Asheville’s rapid growth and wealth prior to the Great Depression was based on its reputation as a wellness destination that began in 1870. The very lucrative Tuberculosis Sanitarium Era was followed by vigorous efforts to promote Asheville as a healthy place for healthy people that were led by the Vanderbilts and Grove. Many current buildings, such as Blue Ridge Public Radio (BPR), sit on the locations of former tuberculosis (TB) sanitariums. Efforts to control spitting in the early 1900s were comical.
About the Speaker:
David O. Freedman, M.D., originally from Montreal, Canada, is a recently retired Professor of Infectious Diseases at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB). He has spent his career traveling around the world in search of new infectious disease organisms and how travelers spread them. He remains an Editor of CDC’s Health Information for International Travel (the Yellow Book). He is thrilled to have moved to Asheville in 2023 after vacationing here frequently for over 25 years.
Tickets:
$10 General Admission / FREE for Asheville Museum of History (AMoH) members. We also have no-cost, community-funded tickets available. We want our events to be accessible to as many people as possible. If you are able, please consider making a donation along with your ticket purchase. These donations are placed in our Community Fund, which allows us to offer tickets at no cost to those who could not attend otherwise. Tickets are limited for in-person lectures, so don't miss your opportunity to secure a spot!
Location:
The historic Smith-McDowell House, home to the Asheville Museum of History (AMoH), 283 Victoria Road, Asheville, NC, 28801
For questions about this event, email education@ashevillehistory.org or call the Asheville Museum of History (AMoH) at 828-253-9231.
Date & Time
Thu, Jun 5, 2025 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Venue Details
Asheville Museum of History
283 Victoria RoadAsheville, North Carolina 28801
