Discover Savannah’s history of plagues, pandemics and medical history.
Meet Your Guide:
Matt Schafer, RN
My name’s Matt Schafer, and I’m a nurse at Memorial Hospital. During my time as a nurse in Savannah, I’ve discovered that this city has an incredibly diverse and complicated medical history. For example:
⚪ The company Coca-Cola has deep medicinal ties to Savannah, GA.
⚪ A soldier brought here by George Washington to improve our military was probably a woman.
⚪ Although Jews were not allowed at the time, a Jewish doctor’s family was a major reason our city survived the early days of colonization.
There are tons of small historical tidbits in my 90-minute walking tour. Click the link below to see my schedule! However, if there’s no time that works for you, please fill out the contact form—I’ll see if I can make something work!
Some stops on the tour!
We begin the tour here!
The Mary Telfair Women’s Hospital.
The Synagogue built to honor the Jewish family that saved Savannah.
Where the formula for Coca-Cola was “discovered.”
A statue dedicated to a highly decorated soldier, later discovered it is likely he was a woman.
