Lyme Regis is a popular town on the Jurassic Coast
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From cool coastal resorts to bustling market hubs, Andy Greeves chooses ten towns whose history, ambience and busy events diary make them ‘must visit’ destinations.
Remember to practice social distancing on your visit and book ahead wherever possible to avoid disappointment. Some events mentioned may not be running this year or be slightly different so do check before attending.
1. Poole & Sandbanks
Take yourself on a self-guided walk of Poole s Old Town by picking up a leaflet for The Cockle Trail from the Poole Welcome Centre on the Quayside. Make sure you visit Poole Museum, also on the waterfront. From the quay you can admire the natural harbour dotted with islands.
Clark County History: Vancouver Barracks and Spanish flu By Martin Middlewood for The Columbian
Published: February 21, 2021, 6:00am
Share: From its appearance in September 1918 until the WWI Armistice, Spanish flu infected about 40 percent of U.S. Army and Navy personnel. When influenza hit Vancouver Barracks, Col. R. G. Ebert was one of several doctors working for the Army s Spruce Production Division. A surgeon, Ebert solicited the last report on the disease from all Spruce Production Division doctors on Nov. 11, 1918, the day WWI ended. Armistice Day ended one world war in Europe, but doctors fought another world war against Spanish flu until 1920. The highly communicable disease proved unpreventable and untreatable. (Contributed by Clark County Historical Museum)