Date/Time
Date(s) - 03/05/2025
3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Location
Outside Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center, Between the Button and Ben Franklin statue
Categories
In conjunction with the National Library of Medicine traveling exhibit Politics of Yellow Fever in Alexander Hamilton’s America, on view in the Holman Biotech Commons from February 5 to March 15, this walking tour will take visitors to various sites related to Philadelphia’s 1793 yellow fever epidemic.
March 5, 2025, 3:30pm – 5:00pm
Outside Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center, Between the Button and Ben Franklin statue
Open to Penn Students, Faculty, and Staff
RSVP
Hosted by: Holman Biotech Commons
Historical painting of Arch Street ferry in Philadelphia
In this special edition of Penn Walks 2 Wellness, we will be a taking a guided historic walking tour of Old City! Planned in conjunction with the National Library of Medicine traveling exhibit Politics of Yellow Fever in Alexander Hamilton’s America, on view in the Holman Biotech Commons from February 5 to March 15, we will be visiting various sites related to Philadelphia’s 1793 yellow fever epidemic to uncover this often-forgotten history and explore the ways our tangible environment can connect us to the past.
Tour participants will meet on Penn’s campus and then travel via SEPTA together to Old City. Led by a live guide telling the story of the Yellow Fever outbreak, stops will include Elfreth’s Alley, Dock Street, the Dr. Benjamin Rush House Site, Mother Bethel AME Church, and the Christ Church Burial Ground. Credit for the walking route attributed to the WHYY Yellow Fever Audio Walking Tour.
The event will happen rain or shine.