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Staten Island Historical Society founded. [17] New Dorp Light commissioned. [3] 1858 – Quarantine War; 1860 Staten Island Rapid Transit Railway begins operating. [2] Town of Middletown formed from parts of Castleton and Southfield. [3] Fort Tompkins built. 1861 – Battery Weed fortification built. 1865 Church of the Holy Comforter built.
From 1800 to 1858, Staten Island was the location of the largest quarantine facility in the United States. Angry residents burned down the hospital compound in 1858 in a series of attacks known as the Staten Island Quarantine War. [35] In 1860, parts of Castleton and Southfield were made into a new town, Middletown. The Village of New Brighton ...
The Battle of Staten Island was a failed raid by Continental Army troops under Major General John Sullivan against British forces on Staten Island on August 22, 1777, during the American Revolutionary War.
From 1800 to 1858, Staten Island was the location of the largest quarantine facility in the United States. Angry residents burned down the hospital compound in 1858 in a series of attacks known as the Staten Island Quarantine War. Although there were no deaths as a result of the attack, the arsonists completely destroyed the hospital compound. [9]
Staten Island Quarantine War; Staten Island Register; Staten Island Stapletons; Staten Island Vipers; W. Westfield, Staten Island This page was last edited on 23 ...
November 21: Verrazano-Narrows Bridge between Brooklyn and Staten Island opens. Bridge at the time is the longest in the world. Center for Migration Studies of New York established. New York State Theater and Shea Stadium open. Pennsylvania Station rebuilt. Staten Island wins the Little League World Series. Steeplechase Park closes. 1965
The Staten Island Quarantine War was a series of attacks on the New York Marine Hospital in Staten Island—known as "the Quarantine" and at that time the largest quarantine facility in the United States—on September 1 and 2, 1858. [1]
The British assembled the century's largest fleet: at one point 30,000 British sailors and soldiers anchored off Staten Island. General George Washington barely escaped New York City with his army in November 1776; General Sir William Howe was successful in driving Washington out , but erred by expanding into New Jersey .