Spectacle Island quarantine hospital for smallpox victims is built.
1717
It is located on Spectacle Island. The first hospital in Boston, it moves to Rainsford Island in 1737,* to Deer Island in 1849, and to Gallops Island in 1867.
It is located on Spectacle Island. The first hospital in Boston, it moves to Rainsford Island in 1737,* to Deer Island in 1849, and to Gallops Island in 1867.