Montauk Point State Park

USA / New York / Montauk / New York State Route 27, 1995
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1995 Montauk Point State Parkway
Montauk, NY 11954
parks.ny.gov/parks/montaukpoint/details.aspx

After the Spanish American War, Camp Wycoff was established here to quarantine servicemen who had contracted tropical disease in Cuba. Including Teddy Roosevelt and the Rough Riders.
Approx. 20,000 soldiers were quarantined there and 257 died.
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Coordinates:   41°4'20"N   71°51'41"W
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