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Bravery and Bad Deeds During the Yellow Fever Outbreak of 1793
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Bravery and Bad Deeds During the Yellow Fever Outbreak of 1793

Amy Cohen examines the contradicting behavior of two famous Philadelphians in a time of grave crisis

The Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 and its Impact on the Built Environment
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The Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 and its Impact on the Built Environment

Amy Cohen examines the impact of yellow fever and how the epidemic shaped Philadelphia

A History Of Leadership During Philadelphia’s Epidemics
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A History Of Leadership During Philadelphia’s Epidemics

Contributor Sam Dunnington examines disease outbreaks in Philadelphia and the individuals that helped the city navigate its most deadly epidemics

Fever 1793: With Capital In Crisis, Stephen Girard Rises To The Occasion
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Fever 1793: With Capital In Crisis, Stephen Girard Rises To The Occasion

In honor of “Fever: 1793” airing tonight on 6ABC, Harry Kyriakodis gives us some insight into the epidemic that brought Philadelphia to its knees–and led to the first public health laws in the nation. Twenty thousand citizens fled to the countryside, including members of the federal government, but merchant-shipper Stephen Girard chose to stay

Fever! Watch It Wednesday Night
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Fever! Watch It Wednesday Night

The second episode in the multi-part documentary “Philadelphia: The Great Experiment” airs this Wednesday at 7:30 on 6ABC. “Fever: 1793” is the complicated story of the American capital under siege by a disease no one understood, a moment that will define the city for decades to come

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Jefferson’s Monticello On The Schuylkill

Eager to escape the crowded city and yet unwilling to give up political influence on the direction of the new nation—and the world—the third president settled on the east bank of the Schuylkill at Grays Ferry


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