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DELAWARE BREAKWATER
QUARANTINE STATION
1884-1926
Part of the national Quarantine System established in 1880. Immigrants and ship's crew were inspected for symptoms of diseases. Those showing symptoms of contagious diseases were removed to the station hospital and the ship quarantined for up to 60 days. It was dismantled in 1926 and the land returned to the state of Delaware in 1939.
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LOCATION: Rd. 19, Cape Henlopen State Park. The Delaware Public Archives operates a historical markers program as part
of its mandate. Markers are placed at historically significant locations and sites
across the state. For more information on this program, please contact Moira Conlan at (302) 744-5035
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