This July 10, 2019 photo shows the refurbished Lazaretto Quarantine Station in Essington, Pa. For Tinicum Township, renovating The Lazaretto was a way to embrace history and part of a broader plan to bring visitors to the community, For historians, saving the Lazaretto offers a chance to tell the story of immigration, epidemics and public health in America's early days. Built in 1799, the quarantine station protected the Port of Philadelphia against the introduction of epidemic disease for nearly a century. (AP Photo/Jacqueline Larma)
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