The Epidemic That Haunted An Entire Neighborhood
In the spring of 1901, Lawrence was a booming textile city.
Thousands of immigrant workers lived in crowded housing near the factories.
Then tragedy struck.
Health records revealed a deadly diphtheria outbreak spreading through one neighborhood.
Within weeks, multiple children died.
And one name appeared in the records.
Rose Hartley — age 6 — died March 31, 1901.
The initials on the brooch suddenly made sense.
Her parents were:
William and Margaret Hartley.
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