In 1793 Philadelphia was the nation's largest ... that unsanitary conditions in the bustling city were causing a yellow fever epidemic. The mayor convened the College of Physicians, which ...

Yellow fever ... helped set up a "fever hospital" for victims. 2. New York City; July-October 1795; 730 dead New York City, which in 1793 had turned away refugees from the epidemic in Philadelphia ...

George Washington's second inauguration took place in Philadelphia in March 1793. Six months later, yellow fever had ripped through America's capital city, taking 5,000 lives. How did the Founding ...