1918 Spanish Flu in Pike County Part 2

Join us for Part 2 of our series on the 1918 Flu Pandemic and what it looked like in Pike County at the time. It’s become common to hear comparisons to the 1918 Influenza Pandemic which was also, of course, known as the “Spanish Flu.” We started wondering what that pandemic was like for the people who were living in our area at the time and how their experiences compare with the situation we have today. In Part 2, we examine some differences in how the two pandemics affected the area and what we had available to combat it. Appalachian News Express Articles https://www.news-expressky.com/articl... https://www.news-expressky.com/news/a... →Subscribe for new videos every other Thursday! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBY4... Social: Facebook - VisitPikeville -   / visitpikeville   Instagram - visit_pikeville Twitter - @visitpikeville Direct inquiries to [email protected] Partners: Pikeville City Tourism - https://www.visitpikeville.com/ Big Sandy Heritage Center Museum - https://bigsandyheritage.com/ University of Pikeville Allara Library - https://www.upike.edu/library-services/ PikeTV - https://www.piketv.com/ Other Channels: Pikeville City Tourism -    / tourpike.  . PikeTV -    / piketv99