Disinfecting Wharves on Blackbeard Island

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Ships entering Georgia ports reported first to the disinfecting wharves of the South Atlantic Quarantine Station, which was established in 1883 on Blackbeard Island for the detention and treatment of ship crews and cargoes infected with yellow fever.

From Images from the History of the Public Health Service, by R. Kondratas

Disinfecting Wharves on Blackbeard Island

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