Dr. Porter studied medicine in Philadelphia and served initially as an Army doctor stationed at Ft. Jefferson. Later he was instrumental in establishing hospitals during yellow fever epidemics and he became Florida's first health officer.
Dr. Porter studied medicine in Philadelphia and served initially as an Army doctor stationed at Ft. Jefferson. Later he was instrumental in establishing hospitals during yellow fever epidemics and he became Florida's first health officer.
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