Main Line School Night

Along the riverfront in Tinicum Township is the Americas’ oldest surviving quarantine facility. Built first in response to devastating yellow fever epidemics, it was the gateway to Philadelphia where all arriving ships, passengers, and cargos were inspected and quarantined if necessary. Enjoy a guided tour of this “monument to a hidden history” and learn the legacy of how cities protected themselves before laboratory medicine and germ theory; when quarantine looked and felt very different from that of COVID-19. (2 Feet: Moderate Walking; Some Periods of Standing.)