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Thor Lidasan

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Sailors' Snug Harbor was founded in 1801 as an institution to care for "aged, decrepit and worn-out" seamen. It became an institution in 1833 and was the United States' first home for the retired merchant marine sailors. About 1,000 retired sailors lived at Snug Harbor at its peak in the late 19th century, when it was among the wealthiest charities in New York. In the 1930's, with the introduction of Social Security, the demand for accommodation for old sailors declined; by the mid-1950s, fewer than 200 residents remained. In the 1960s, the few retired sailors still living here were moved to Sea Level, North Carolina.

Today, the Sailors' Snug Harbor is known as Staten Island Snug Harbor Cultural Center and Botanical Garden.

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