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Entertaining and informing listeners with stories of people and events in the history of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, hosted by Mark Smith.Copyright 2026 Pennsylmania 世界
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  • Renaming Allens Lane (Ep20)

    Renaming Allens Lane (Ep20)
    2026/09/01
    What does Black Lives Matter have to do with rededicating a street in Northwest Philadelphia? In February of 2022, community leaders in Philadelphia celebrated the recognition of an important historical figure, the Reverend Richard Allen, when City Council named a street in his honor. Allen was one of the City’s first Black preachers and founder of the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church, of which Allen ultimately became bishop. He was also co-founder of the Free African Society, a mutual aid organization for free Blacks. But City Council’s action was also a sleight of hand, because Allens Lane was always Allens Lane. It was originally named for a different William Allen, a former Chief Justice of Pennsylvania Colony’s Supreme Court, a colonial-era Mayor of Philadelphia, and founder of the City of Allentown. He was no relation to Richard. So, City Council simply swapped one Allen for another – the street was effectively renamed without being renamed. This episode explores why this change was made, why – in the name of history – we sometimes change the names of streets, and how this particular “renaming” of Allens Lane compares to others in recent years throughout the Commonwealth. Timestamps for major events/discussions: [03:31] – Reintroducing William Allen, originally done in “Occupied Philadelphia” (Ep10) [07:19] – Reintroducing Richard Allen, originally done in “Death in Yellow” (Eps18-19) [09:56] – Racially motivated attacks nationally, and Black Lives Matter [13:32] – Philadelphia City Council votes to rename Allens Lane [17:06] – Examining City Council’s depiction of William Allen [23:16] – Renaming Taney Street [32:10] – Examples of street name changes elsewhere in the Commonwealth [39:48] – Was City Council right to rename Allens Lane? [47:08] – Places to visit Places to visit mentioned in this episode: • Eden Cemetery in Collingdale, Delaware County – where you can visit the graves of Caroline LeCount, Octavius Catto, Marian Anderson, and other prominent African-Americans. Visit the Cemetery’s website at https://www.edencemetery.org// • Lehigh Valley Heritage Museum in Allentown, operated by the Lehigh County Historical Society. Next door is Trout Hall, built by William Allen’s son, James, which is a colonial museum and home operated by the Society. Visit the Historical Society’s website at https://www.lehighcountyhistoricalsociety.org/ • Walk along Allens Lane in the Mt. Airy neighborhood of northwest Philadelphia, from the former site of William Allen’s Mount Airy Estate, now the United Lutheran Seminary, to the charming Richard Allen Lane train station, designed in the 1880s by legendary local architect Frank Furness, then on to the Wissahickon Gorge. Calls to action: • Follow us on Instagram to learn when new episodes drop or to be a part of our chat community IG: pennsylmaniapod • Join our email list to receive news on the podcast by emailing us at producer@pennsylmania.com or signing up at our website • Provide feedback on this episode, or give us ideas for new episodes, by emailing us at producer@pennsylmania.com Link to website: www.pennsylmania.com
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  • Death In Yellow Part 2 (Ep19)

    Death In Yellow Part 2 (Ep19)
    2026/08/18
    In 1793, the capital city of Philadelphia was struck by a terrible yellow fever epidemic, one that caused President George Washington and Congress to flee the City, which ultimately lost 10% of its population to the disease. In our last episode, we met three notable Philadelphians of the Early American period. Most famous among them was Dr. Benjamin Rush, signer of the Declaration of Independence, physician to America’s founding fathers, and one of, if not the most prominent physician at the time. He was a professor at America’s first medical school, on staff at America’s first hospital, and a practicing physician in a large clinical practice. The two other men, the Reverends Absalom Jones and Richard Allen, were formerly enslaved African Americans born in Delaware. They were free men, prominent preachers, and founders of the Free African Society, a mutual aid organization for free-born and emancipated Blacks. The lives of the three men intersected around the cause of abolition, but they would intertwine further at one of the most critical points in the history of the newly independent United States. This episode will cover the outbreak of the epidemic and how each of the three men responded to the crisis. Timestamps for major events/discussions: [02:51] – The Great Walkout [04:32] – August 1793: Yellow Fever appears [06:14] – The Mayor swings into action as the fever erupts [15:19] – Exodus from the City, and those who remained [19:41] – Different doctors, different approaches to treatment [22:40] – The Reverends Jones and Allen offer help to the citizens [28:30] – 100 Philadelphians dying every day [29:23] – Matthew Carey’s account of the epidemic – instant history [34:23] – Carey slanders the Black Good Samaritans [36:37] – Jones and Allen defend the Black community [44:47] – The end of the epidemic [46:17] – Rush, Jones and Allen after the epidemic [50:57] – Books to read [51:53] – A preview: Renaming Allens Lane Books to read: Sources for this episode include • Rush: Revolution, Madness and the Visionary Doctor Who Became a Founding Father by Stephen Fried, Crown Publishing, 2018 • The pamphlet A Short Account of the Malignant Fever Lately Prevalent in Philadelphia by Matthew Carey, 1793. • The pamphlet A Narrative of the Proceedings of the Black People, During the Late Awful Calamity in Philadelphia, in the year 1793: And a Refutation of Some Censures Thrown upon then in some late Publications by Absalom Jones and Richard Allen, 1794. Calls to action: • Follow us on Instagram to learn when new episodes drop or to be a part of our chat community IG: pennsylmaniapod • Join our email list to receive news on the podcast by emailing us at producer@pennsylmania.com • Provide feedback on this episode, or give us ideas for new episodes, by emailing us at producer@pennsylmania.com • Visit the newly opened Pennsylvania Hospital Museum. For more information, click here for the Museum’s website: https://pahmuseum.pennmedicine.org/ Link to website: www.pennsylmania.com
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    55 分
  • Death In Yellow Part 1 (Ep18)

    Death In Yellow Part 1 (Ep18)
    2026/08/04
    It was perhaps the greatest calamity of the newly constituted United States, and it struck the capital city. In 1793, an epidemic of yellow fever decimated Philadelphia, and caused President George Washington and Congress to flee the virus. By the end of the outbreak, about 10% of the city’s population had died of the disease. Three important people stayed in the City to fight the disease: Dr. Benjamin Rush, a founding father later known as America’s Hippocrates; and African American preachers Absalom Jones and Richard Allen, both former slaves from Delaware. This episode explains who these three men were, and why they were among those who stayed to help. Timestamps for major events/discussions: [02:41] – Birth and upbringing of Benjamin Rush [05:06] – Medicine and medical training in America in the mid-to-late 1700s [07:46] – Yellow fever explained [12:16] – Aspiring Dr. Rush studies abroad [15:15] – Returning to Philadelphia, Rush begins his career [21:47] – Rush and the Continental Congress [29:40] – The Army gains a surgeon general in Rush [33:58] – Rush’s growing frustration with the Army, in more ways than one [39:10] – Return to private practice [41:17] – Rush’s focus on treating the mentally ill [45:57] – Reverend Absalom Jones – his origin story [48:13] – Reverend Richard Allen – his origin story Books to read: Some sources that were consulted to write this episode include • Rush: Revolution, Madness and the Visionary Doctor Who Became a Founding Father by Stephen Fried, Crown Publishing, 2018 • The pamphlet A Short Account of the Malignant Fever Lately Prevalent in Philadelphia by Matthew Carey, 1793. • The pamphlet A Narrative of the Proceedings of the Black People, During the Late Awful Calamity in Philadelphia, in the year 1793: And a Refutation of Some Censures Thrown upon then in some late Publications by Absalom Jones and Richard Allen, 1794. Calls to action: • Follow us on Instagram to learn when new episodes drop or to be a part of our chat community IG: pennsylmaniapod • Join our email list to receive news on the podcast by emailing us at producer@pennsylmania.com • Provide feedback on this episode, or give us ideas for new episodes, by emailing us at producer@pennsylmania.com Link to website: www.pennsylmania.com
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    52 分
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