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  2. Staten Island Quarantine War - Wikipedia

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    From 1795 to 1798, yellow fever killed thousands in New York City. In reaction, the New York City Common Council passed a quarantine law in 1799 authored by Richard Bayley, the port's first health officer. [2] This act funded the creation of the New York Marine Hospital, and the first patients arrived in 1800. [2]

  3. List of New York State Historic Markers in Herkimer County ...

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    Columbia, Town Of, New York: Of Col. Jacob D. Petrie, Who With Six Sons Founded Petrie's Corners 5: REFORMED PROTESTANT DUTCH On County Rd. About 1 Mi. W. Of Orendorf Corners Columbia, Town Of, New York: Church, Organized July 8, 1798. Cemetery Dedicated 1803. Has 20 Revolutionary Veterans And 22 Soldiers Of War Of 1812 6: SITE OF On Town Rd ...

  4. Ward's Point - Wikipedia

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    Ward's Point is the southernmost point in the U.S. state of New York and lies within Tottenville, Staten Island, New York City. It is located at the mouth of Arthur Kill, across from Perth Amboy, New Jersey, at the head of Raritan Bay. The site is part of modern-day Conference House Park. [4]

  5. Alien and Sedition Acts - Wikipedia

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    Alien Friends Act of 1798. The Alien and Sedition Acts were a set of four laws enacted in 1798 that applied restrictions to immigration and speech in the United States. [a] The Naturalization Act of 1798 increased the requirements to seek citizenship, the Alien Friends Act of 1798 allowed the president to imprison and deport non-citizens, the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 gave the president ...

  6. List of New York State Historic Markers in Suffolk County ...

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    Unkechaug Indian Nation recognized by State of New York 1777. Located 1 mile south at Forge River and Poospatuck Creek William G. Pomeroy Foundation: 6: ROE TAVERN 1936: New York State Route 25A: East Setauket, New York: Stood here 1703–1936. Washington spent the night here April 22, 1790. Austin Roe, Inn Keeper, was one of Washington's spies.

  7. Category:1798 in New York (state) - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "1798 in New York (state)" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. 0–9.

  8. History of Rockland County, New York (1798–1900) - Wikipedia

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    The recorded history of Rockland County, New York begins on February 23, 1798, when the county was split off from Orange County, New York and formed as its own administrative division of the state of New York. It is located 6 miles (9.7 km) north-northwest of New York City, and is part of the New York Metropolitan Area.

  9. 1798 in the United States - Wikipedia

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    William G. Soler. A Reattribution: John Dickinson's Authorship of the Pamphlet "A Caution," 1798. The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography, Vol. 77, No.1 (January 1953), pp. 24–31. Smith, James Morton (1954). "The Enforcement of the Alien Friends Act of 1798". The Mississippi Valley Historical Review. 41 (1): 85– 104. doi:10.2307 ...