Swinburne Quarantine Hospital
Address:
Swinburne Island
Immigrant Processing, Quarantine
Category: Government Sites/Structures
The Quarantine hospital for immigrants arriving in America with contagious diseases was established on Swinburne Island to replace quarantine ships, which had operated since the Tompkinsville Quarantine Station was burnt down by Staten Island residents in 1858. The island was named for John S. Swinburne a Civil War Hero and surgeon who headed the development of the man-made island.
