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Yellow Fever Fence

What: Repeated yellow fever outbreaks led to quarantines and a fence
When: 1822
Where: Financial District, Manhattan

Jul 31, 2011 | Categories: All stories, Early America (1784-1854), Financial District, Health & Medicine | Tags: Carlisle Street, epidemic, Marine Hospital, Rector Street, Trinity Place, Washington Square Park, yellow fever | Leave A Comment »

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