Ellis Island, History, Facts, Immigration, & Map

Ellis Island, island in Upper New York Bay, formerly (1892–1924) the United States’ principal immigration reception center. It lies about one mile southwest of Manhattan Island, New York City, and about 1,300 feet east of the New Jersey shore. It became part of Statue of Liberty National Monument in 1965.

*Includes pictures *Includes contemporary accounts *Includes a bibliography On New Year’s Day 1892, a young Irish girl named Annie Moore stepped off

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Ellis Island, History, Facts, Immigration, & Map

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Ellis Island - Wikipedia

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Ellis Island - Wikipedia

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