Hoffman Island
Artificial island in the Lower New York Bay / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Hoffman Island is an 11-acre (4.5 ha) artificial island in the Lower New York Bay, off the South Beach of Staten Island, New York City.[1] A smaller, 4-acre (1.6 ha) artificial island, Swinburne Island, lies immediately to the south.[2] Created in 1873 upon the Orchard Shoal[3] by the addition of landfill, the island is named for former New York City mayor (1866–1868) and New York Governor (1869–1871) John Thompson Hoffman.[4]
Geography | |
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Location | Lower New York Bay |
Coordinates | 40.578873°N 74.053688°W / 40.578873; -74.053688 |
Area | 11 acres (4.5 ha) |
Administration | |
United States | |
State | New York |
City | New York City |
Borough | Staten Island |
During the late 1800s and early 1900s, Hoffman (and Swinburne) Island was used as a quarantine station, housing immigrants who, upon their arrival at the immigrant inspection station at nearby Ellis Island, presented with symptoms of contagious disease(s).[1]