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Rainsford Island, formerly known Hospital Island, Pest House Island, and Quarantine Island,〔(Digging Up Our Past ), Radio Boston〕 is a 〔http://www.cityofboston.gov/environment/Harbor_islands_history.asp〕 island in the Boston Harbor, situated between Long Island and Peddocks Island. The island is composed of two drumlins, reaching an elevation of above sea level. The shoreline is predominantly rocky with a sandy cove in the south side, and a variety of wildflowers abound. Access is by private boat only. Since 1996 it comprises part of the Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area. This island was named for one of earliest recorded settlers, Edward Rainsford, nephew of Richard Raynsford; he owned the island by 1632. The island is known to have been used by Native Americans and, during the colonial period, was occupied, farmed and grazed. Between 1737 and 1925 the island has served as a quarantine hospital, unmarked burial ground for the diseased and criminals,〔〔(), Boston Globe article on Rainsford Island〕 almshouse, veterans hospital, reform school, and resort. However only foundations and a dilapidated seawall still survive from these uses.〔 Rainsford Island hospital facilities were expanded and improved in the early 19th century. A huge Greek Revival-style building, the Stone Hospital or Greek Temple,〔(Grecian Temple on Rainsford Island )〕 was built in 1832 by Josiah Rogers. The Stone Hospital may have been designed by his brother, the American architect Isaiah Rogers, who was celebrated for his designs of the Boston and New York Merchants' Exchange, the U.S. Treasury Building in Washington, D.C., and the Tremont Hotel in Boston.〔cf. Claesson, 2001.〕 ==References== 〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Rainsford Island」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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