Walter Reed Birthplace - Gloucester County, Virginia, USA
Dr. Walter Reed was born in this tiny home in 1851 in Gloucester County, Virginia. His family lived in the house for six months until their church built a parsonage for his father, Lemuel Sutton Reed, a Methodist circuit rider. In 1869, at age 18, Walter graduated with a medical degree from the University of Virginia. He is famous for proving Dr. Carlos Finlay's theory that Yellow Fever is transmitted by mosquitoes rather than human contact. Subsequent mosquito control programs and vaccines have eliminated Yellow Fever epidemics in the United States. Walter Reed Army Medical Center is named after him. Exposure: 1/125 sec at ƒ / 8.0, ISO 100, -1 EV. Lens: 24.0-70.0 mm f/2.8. Camera: NIKON D750.
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