LEWES QUARANTINE STATION
1888
DELAWARE BREAKWATER
A new government hospital at
the Delaware Breakwater is to replace Lazaretto Station located above
Chester, Pennsylvania on the Delaware river.
The government has
commenced on a hospital at Lewes for persons affected with contagious
diseases entering America from forigen countrys. For sometime past
efforts have been made looking toward the removal of he quarantine
station above Chester, Pennsylvania to some point near the Delaware
Breakwater. The proximity of the present station buildings to the
city of Philadelphia and danger arisiing to towns on the river and
bay from infected vessels have made action of this kind necessary.
The new one story building
is to be situated 200 yards south of the present U. S. Marine
Hospital and will contain three rooms with porches on the east and
west sides, the west posrch being 33feet, 6 inches, and the other
being 22 feet and 6 inches. The one story building will cover
space of 50 x 30, the ward room to be 38 x 30. A door from the
ward room leads to the west porch and will be bright with eight 8 x
19 windows . An attendants room will locate in the southwest end,
here to be the hospital and pharmacy. The kitchen with a large
pantry and a water pump is to adjoin here.
Wilmington Evening Journal,
Monday, May 21, 1888. Abstract Harrison Howeth 2017.
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