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

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

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

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

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

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