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Sat, Oct 19
|Coal Valley
History of the St. Elizabeth Hospital Fire
On January 7, 1950, a fire erupted at the St. Elizabeth's Mental Hospital in Davenport. Explore what really happened.
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Time & Location
Oct 19, 2024, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Coal Valley, 900 1st St, Coal Valley, IL 61240, USA
About the event
Brent Grimes, author of The St. Elizabeth Hospital Fire in Iowa, will tell the story of the disastrous fire that claimed the lives of over 40 people in January 1950 in Davenport, as most patients were locked in their rooms.
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