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What is one of the worst epidemics suffered by the people of Philadelphia?

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What is one of the worst epidemics suffered by the people of Philadelphia?

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In 1793 there was a terrifying Yellow Fever epidemic which killed over 5,000 people. Many fled the city, including George Washington who lived in the Deshler-Morris House in Germantown during that time. Source: Philadelphia Bulletin Almanac, 1976, p.