How the Polio Epidemic of 1950 Gave Wytheville, Virginia, a ‘Summer Without Children’ Posted byCaroline EubanksMay 9, 2021Posted inhistory, Virginia, WythevilleTags:Mental Floss, Virginia Mental Floss, December 2020 https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/637690/polio-epidemic-wytheville-virginia-summer-1950 Share this:Tweet Published by Caroline Eubanks Caroline Eubanks is a freelance writer and author of the book This Is My South: The Essential Travel Guide to the Southern United States. View more posts