The small quarantine hospital was used to treat patients with yellow fever at the fort between 1890 and 1900, according to the NPS.
that records indicate dozens of people, mostly U.S. soldiers stationed at Fort Jefferson, may have been buried there.
Major outbreaks of the disease killed dozens, but the quarantine hospital offered a place to isolate patients, likely saving hundreds of lives. While most buried in the Fort Jefferson Post Cemetery were military members, several were also civilians. During a survey of the area, researchers found John Greer’s grave, prominently marked with a large slab of greywacke carved into the shape of a headstone and inscribed with his name and date of death.“This intriguing find highlights the potential for untold stories in Dry Tortugas National Park, both above and below the water,” project director Josh Marano said.
“Although much of the history of Fort Jefferson focuses on the fortification itself and some of its infamous prisoners, we are actively working to tell the stories of the enslaved people, women, children and civilian laborers.”Copyright 2023 Gray Media Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
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