Savannah Medical History Walking Tour

This is Savannah's only walking tour that covers Savannah's lengthy medical history from plagues that almost destroyed the fledgling colony, to a pandemic a century later that seemingly passed over the city's enslaved population, to the foundation of a soft drink giant. Given by a working Registered Nurse the tour attempts to be an inclusive look at the contributions the city's multi-ethnic population made to medicine and the city's survival.
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Meeting Point

15 E Park Ave

15 E Park Ave, Savannah, GA 31401, USA

We will meet South of Forsythe Park in front of the building that reads "Telfair Hospital"

What's included:

• This is an inclusive walking history of Savannah's Medical History

Not included:

• We will be visiting these sites but not entering the premises

What to expect:

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes

Forsyth Park

Savannah, 31401, Georgia

We start at the old Telfair Women's Hospital across the street from the park. While most people encounter Mary Telford's legacy through her museums, one of Georgia's first feminists made a lasting impact on women's health

Pass by without stopping

Colonial Park Cemetery

200 Abercorn St, , Savannah, 31401, Georgia

Savannah has a long history of dueling, and common practice held that at least one doctor needed to be present. Your guide will discuss the implications of dueling through a case study including one of the original signers of the Declaration of Independence.

Pass by without stopping

Mercer Williams House Museum

429 Bull St, Entrance Located Behind The Main House At 430 Whitaker Street, Savannah, 31401-4935, Georgia

Your guide will discuss the events made famous in the book and movie Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil from a medical prospective.

Pass by without stopping

Juliette Gordon Low Birthplace Museum

10 E Oglethorpe Ave, (corner of Bull St. and Oglethorpe Ave.), Savannah, 31401-3707, Georgia

The Founder of the Girl Scouts was famously deaf in one ear, but a fluke childhood accident left her deaf in one year, and later in life a medical tragedy saved her from a loveless marriage.

Pass by without stopping

Owens-thomas House & Slave Quarters

124 Abercorn St, , Savannah, 31401-3732, Georgia

This house built by a slave trader and will serve the backdrop to discuss Savannah's place in the buying and selling of human beings and the medical implications of enslaving people and transporting them on cramped ships across the Atlantic

10 minutes

Johnson Square

Bull Street, Between Bryan and Congress Streets, Savannah, 31401-2602, Georgia

This the end point of the tour. Your guide will wrap up, offer directions to other attractions and provide recommendation for area restaurants and shopping if desired.

10 minutes