Archeologists discovered the remains of a 19th century quarantine hospital and cemetery submerged in the waters off the Dry Tortugas National Park in the Florida Keys, officials said Monday.
The small hospital was used to treat yellow fever patients at Fort Jefferson between 1890 and 1900, the National Park Service said in a press release. Dry Tortugas staff conducted a survey in August of 2022 that led to the findings.
The identified grave belonged to civilian John Greer, NPS said. He worked as a laborer at the fort and died there on Nov. 5, 1861, according to the headstone found by divers.
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