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Staten Island Quarantine War of 1858
The 1858 Staten Island quarantine hospital fire, immigrant disease fear, port quarantine, yellow fever panic, and public-health violence.
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By Devin Teichrow. Published October 14, 2025.
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The 1858 Staten Island quarantine hospital fire, immigrant disease fear, port quarantine, yellow fever panic, and public-health violence.
Staten Island, September 1858.
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