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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Josh Marcus

19th century quarantine hospital and cemetery found on sunken island in Florida

National Parks Service

At a remote island park off the coast of Florida, researchers have made a stunning discovery: the remains of a sunken quarantine hospital and cemetery dating back to the late 1800s.

A team including the staff of Dry Tortugas National Park, the National Park Service (NPS), the Southeast Archeological Center, and a University of Miami graduate student happened upon the ruins as part of a 2022 survey, according to the NPS.

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