<<<<<<<<<< see reply below >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> In a message dated 98-05-21 18:22:56 EDT, you write: << Subj: [NCPOLK-L] T.B. SANITARIUMS Date: 98-05-21 18:22:56 EDT From: [email protected] (Marilyn Schmidt) Reply-to: [email protected] To: [email protected] Hi, I am new to the list and would like to know if any of you have information about a tuberculosis sanitarium or hospital in or close to Tryon, North Carolina in 1910. My grandmother, Frances Vesta Hewitt Schmidt, had T.B. and died in Tryon in 1910 at the age of twenty. She was supposed to have been sent from Cincinnati to a sanatarium where they were still hoping for a cure. Family history also says she was with relatives in Tryon but since she had a communicable disease, I rather think she was in a hospital or in seclusion with others who also had the disease. I haven't found this information elsewhere so I thought perhaps someone on the list who lives/lived in the Tryon area might know if there was a special home or hospital for T.B. patients. I would be grateful for any information any of you might have on this question. Sincerely, Marilyn Schmidt Denver, CO >> <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< reply >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Responding to the queries and comments about the TB sanitarium, I offer the following: 1) There is a public library in Tryon, NC that may have some information. 2) The sister of my great-grandmother succumbed to TB after caring for a brother-in-law who also died of TB in Tryon. I do not know whether either were in hospitals or not. I know that Amanda Walker Fisher died about 1900 (I have correct date somewhere) and is buried in Tryon Cemetery as is her brother-in-law who died probably a couple of years before her. I wish I could offer you more information but my Polk Co. info is sketchy. Now I have a query>>>>>>>>>>>>> Does anyone know of a boarding school for boys in Tryon or Hendersonville about 1910? My grandfather attended the school but no one seems to know the name of it or exactly where it was located. I believe that it was a high school but was also college prep. Any info on this would be appreciated. Linda in Houston