The archeological remains of a 19th century hospital and cemetery used for yellow fever patients have been discovered on a submerged island near Key West.
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Dozens of people were interred in the Fort Jefferson Post Cemetery -- most of them were military members serving or imprisoned at the Fort. Some civilians may have been buried there as well, historians said.Only one grave has been identified, according to the NPS. A headstone in the underwater cemetery reads the name John Greer, who died while working at Fort Jefferson on Nov. 5, 1861.
Historians are continuing to look for more information on Greer and other individuals interred on the now submerged island. As the population on Garden Key increased, several of the islands nearby were equipped with small structures for use as quarantine hospitals in the 1860s.
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