A view of C Street in Ephrata in 1909. The building at the far left is the old courthouse that was pressed into service as a hospital during the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic.
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May 11, 2020
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May 11, 2020 11:35 p.m.
An earlier pandemic: A look at 1918 Spanish flu in Ephrata
EPHRATA — A little over 100 years ago, a different kind of illness swept through the nation, closing down life as residents knew it. The illness was the flu epidemic known as Spanish Influenza.