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Vampires have been a part of folklore for hundreds of years, but in parts of New England in the 18th and 19th centuries, they were a very real. Let's talk about the New England Vampire Panic.

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https://group.mercedes-benz.com/company/tradition/company-history/1885-1886.html
https://newengland.com/today/living/new-england-history/new-england-vampire-history/
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https://www.thetravel.com/mercy-brown-chestnut-hill-cemetery-rhode-island/

TIMESTAMPS -
0:00 - Mercy Brown
1:12 - The Gilded Age
2:21 - Vampires In Fiction
3:01 - Historical Figures
4:24 - Diseases Associated With Vampire Stories
7:24 - Tuberculosis
8:35 - 18th and 19th Century Vampire Craze
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