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A most American emblem arrives on Philly’s shores—a sign that we’re a river city on the rise

Illustration by Carter Mulcahey The Eagle Has Landed interview by Heather Shayne Blakeslee If you’ve just arrived in Philadelphia, you might not know that along our famed Boathouse Row, athletes were once advised to have tetanus shots to safely compete. Industrial waste and municipal sewage sullied our waters, and you were more likely to see

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