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HISTORY MATTERS: Fort St. Davids

August 6, 2017 Joseph Minardi 1

We’re called “East Falls” — but where are the waterfalls? Joseph Minardi explains our piscine origins, when the Schuylkill river roared with rapids (and delicious protein). [more…]

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