Living history interpreters lead participants on a 50-minute experience  through the historic site as voyeurs facing the frightful time of  pestilence when the city was stricken by an epidemic of unknown cause  but what we now know as mosquito-borne yellow fever.  Performers will  convey the fear, apprehension and anguish that characterized those who  witnessed the deadly disease.
Friday and Saturday nights in October 2010 (October 1, 2, 8, 9, 15, 16, 22, 23, 29, 30) 
7:30, 7:50, 8:10, 8:30 and 8:50 p.m. 
Admission:   $15 in advance for adults, $10 in advance children (ages 8-17) and $17 for adults and $15 for children at the time of the Reservations recommended.  Limited attendance. 
Location: Davenport House, 324 E. State Street, Savannah, GA 
Not appropriate from children under 8 years of age. 
The performance requires that guests be able to walk up and down stairs and maneuver in the candlelit rooms.   
The Davenport House is a property of Historic Savannah Foundation.
 
 

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