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The result was: promoted by Cwmhiraeth (talk) 07:04, 5 November 2019 (UTC)
... that in the 1858 Staten Island Quarantine War, angry residents burned down United States' largest quarantine facility after years of opposition? Source: Stephenson, Kathryn (January 1, 2004). "The Quarantine War: the Burning of the New York Marine Hospital in 1858". Public Health Reports. 119: 79–92.
ALT1:... that in the aftermath of the 1858 Staten Island Quarantine War, a judge who owned land near the controversial hospital ruled that its destruction by arson was justified? Source: "The Destruction of Quarantine", The New York Times