Yesterday (Fri.
April 12, 2013) we went to the Chimborazo Medical Museum which is
located where the largest Confederate hospital was located. There is a model of
what it might have looked like, and it was HUGE. We also went to the Museum of the Confederacy and had a
tour of Jefferson Davis’ house. After that, we went to the Richmond Academy of
Science it was AWSOME! Spending most of our time there, we explored as many
exhibits we could before it closed. After that, we took our grandma out to an
Italian restaurant for her 85th birthday called Mamazu’s and it was
really good. I got pasta with meat sauce and I ate it ALL.[MH]
Chimborazo was an amazing place. Before antibiotics, they were saying that 75% of the amputees survived. The person who had set up this hospital had decided to build the barracks so they were well spaced apart and had a lot of ventiliation. This kept the disease rate down. They also had a brewery on site so they could feed the patients "medicine"[K]
Chimborazo was an amazing place. Before antibiotics, they were saying that 75% of the amputees survived. The person who had set up this hospital had decided to build the barracks so they were well spaced apart and had a lot of ventiliation. This kept the disease rate down. They also had a brewery on site so they could feed the patients "medicine"[K]
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ReplyDeleteI never knew about Chimborazo. Fascinating!
ReplyDeleteM, which exhibits did you like best at the Richmond Academy of Science? You've seen a lot of science exhibits--what makes this one different?