▁city ▁of ▁New ▁York ▁established ▁a ▁quar antine . ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 7 3 0 s , ▁the ▁city ▁built ▁a ▁quar antine ▁station ▁on ▁the ▁Bed lo e ' s ▁Island . ▁The ▁Philadelphia ▁Laz aret to ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁quar antine ▁hospital ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁built ▁in ▁ 1 7 9 9 , ▁in ▁ ▁T in icum ▁Township , ▁Del aware ▁County , ▁Pennsylvania . ▁There ▁are ▁similar ▁national ▁land marks ▁such ▁as ▁Sw in bur ne ▁Island ▁ ▁and ▁Angel ▁Island . ▁The ▁P est ▁House ▁in ▁Con cord , ▁Massachusetts ▁was ▁used ▁as ▁early ▁as ▁ 1 7 5 2 ▁to ▁quar antine ▁those ▁suffering ▁from ▁ch ol era , ▁t uber cul osis ▁and ▁small po x . ▁ ▁In ▁early ▁June ▁ 1 8 3 2 , ▁during ▁the ▁ch ol era ▁ep ide mic ▁in ▁New ▁York , ▁Governor ▁En os ▁Th ro op ▁called ▁a ▁special ▁session ▁of ▁the ▁Legisl ature ▁for ▁ 2 1 ▁June , ▁to ▁pass ▁a ▁Public ▁Health ▁Act ▁by ▁both ▁H ouses ▁of ▁the ▁State ▁Legisl ature . ▁It ▁included ▁to ▁a ▁strict ▁quar antine ▁along ▁the ▁Upper ▁and ▁Lower ▁New ▁York - Can ad ian ▁front ier . ▁In ▁addition , ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁Mayor ▁Walter ▁Brow ne ▁established ▁a ▁quar antine ▁against ▁all ▁pe op les ▁and ▁products ▁of ▁Europe ▁and ▁Asia , ▁which ▁prohib ited ▁ships ▁from ▁approaching ▁closer ▁than ▁ 3 0 0 ▁yards ▁to ▁the ▁city , ▁and ▁all ▁vehicles ▁were