Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons The oldest surviving quarantine in America, the Lazaretto, has sat abandoned right on the edge of the Philadelphia International Airport, slowly falling into disrepair ...

To David Barnes, the Lazaretto is as important as any iconic Philadelphia landmark. “This place is a treasure. I can’t believe that this place is still here,” said Barnes, while walking around the ...

If you’ve flown into or out of Philadelphia International airport, you’ve probably passed over The Lazaretto, an 18th century building in Essington, Pa. It was once the official quarantine facility ...

Tens of thousands of immigrants passed through the Lazaretto on their way to new lives, either in Pennsylvania or South Jersey. - We think of our nation's first capital, Philadelphia ...

Travelers — sometimes ill from a long journey — docked at a hospital south of Philadelphia International Airport, and were then escorted to Lazaretto Quarantine Station for a health check.

Indeed, Philadelphia was home to what was once the third largest ... After first disembarking at Lazaretto Station, a quarantine facility that checked for contagious diseases, immigrants then ...

Built beginning in 1799 after a series of devastating yellow fever epidemics, the Lazaretto protected Philadelphia from imported epidemics from 1801 to 1895. “Our goal is to showcase the ...