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Private Savannah Medical History Walking Tour

By Savannah Medical History Tours
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Price is $25 per adult
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  • 1h 30m
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Overview

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.

I'm still in our first year, and were recently featured on Georgia Public Broadcasting.

I can't update my availability on trip advisor to match my schedule as closely as I would like. If you're looking for a specific date please reach out to me at savannahmedicaltours.com

Activity location
  • Owens-Thomas House & Slave Quarters
    • 124 Abercorn St,
    • 31401-3732, Savannah, Georgia, United States
Meeting/Redemption Point
  • 15 E Park Ave
    • 15 East Park Avenue
    • 31401, Savannah, Georgia, United States

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Savannah's Medical History
  • Activity duration is 1 hour and 30 minutes1h 30m
    1h 30m
  • English
Language options: English
Starting time: 9:30am
Price details
$25.00 x 1 Adult$25.00
Total
Price is $25.00
Until Fri, Dec 19

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's included
    This is an inclusive walking history of Savannah's Medical History
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    We will be visiting these sites but not entering the premises

Know before you book

  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
  • Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
  • Matthew was featured on Georgia Public Broadcast, part of NPR. https://www.gpb.org/news/2021/12/23/new-walking-tour-in-savannah-explores-medical-history-of-georgias-oldest-city
  • We will be walking 1.6 miles over historic streets. In the summer Savannah routinely hits 90 degrees or more.
  • We will be visiting these sites but not entering the premises

Activity itinerary

Forsyth Park (Pass by)
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
Colonial Park Cemetery (Pass by)
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.
Mercer Williams House Museum (Pass by)
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.
Juliette Gordon Low's Birthplace (Pass by)
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.
Owens-Thomas House & Slave Quarters
  • 10m
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
Johnson Square
  • 10m
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.

Location

Activity location
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    Owens-Thomas House & Slave Quarters
    • 124 Abercorn St,
    • 31401-3732, Savannah, Georgia, United States
Meeting/Redemption Point
  • PEOPLEPEOPLE
    15 E Park Ave
    • 15 East Park Avenue
    • 31401, Savannah, Georgia, United States

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