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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=703040117-26012010>I</SPAN>n 1908 the
Commonwealth <SPAN class=703040117-26012010>of Va </SPAN>appropriated
$40,000 to establish the first Tuberculosis Sanitorium<SPAN
class=703040117-26012010> in Catawba, west of Roanoke. Did the N&W Catawba
branch exist at least in part because of the sanitorium?</SPAN></DIV>
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<P><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Craig Close</FONT></SPAN> <BR><SPAN
lang=en-us><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Balimer, Merlan</FONT></SPAN> <BR><SPAN
lang=en-us><FONT size=2 face=Arial>OK: Far West Catonsville</FONT></SPAN>
<BR><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT size=2 face=Arial>OR</FONT><FONT size=2 face=Arial>:
Greater Oella </FONT></SPAN></P>
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<FONT size=2 face=Tahoma><B>From:</B> nw-mailing-list-bounces@nwhs.org
[mailto:nw-mailing-list-bounces@nwhs.org] <B>On Behalf Of </B>NW Mailing
List<BR><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, January 26, 2010 8:43 AM<BR><B>To:</B> 'NW Mailing
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nw-mailing-list-bounces@nwhs.org [mailto:nw-mailing-list-bounces@nwhs.org]
<B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">On Behalf Of </SPAN></B>NW Mailing
List<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</SPAN></B> Tuesday, January 26,
2010 7:23 AM<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</SPAN></B> Norfolk
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size=2 face=Verdana><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Anyone
know what a "home for consumptives" is?<FONT color=navy><SPAN
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style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: navy; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Consumption was the
old name for tuberculosis, so consumptives were people with that disease. Before
antibiotics, tuberculosis was essentially a death sentence. Mountain air was
believed to ease the symptoms so TB sanitariums were frequently located in
mountainous areas. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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