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Bookmark or Share- Historical photos of immigration at Ellis Island in NY HarborThe Ellis Island Immigration Station is in the background. ... A high-angle view of people sitting on benches beneath an American flag in the Great Hall of the immigrant inspection station on ...
- Ellis Island - WikipediaEllis Island is a federally owned island in New York Harbor, situated within the U.S. states of New Jersey and New York. Ellis Island was once the busiest immigrant inspection and processing station in the United States. From 1892 to 1954, nearly 12 million immigrants arriving at the Port of New York and New Jersey were processed there. [6]
- Passenger Search | Statue of Liberty & Ellis IslandDuring the largest human migration in modern history, Ellis Island processed more immigrants than all other North American ports combined. Today, tens of millions of Americans can trace at least one ancestor to Ellis. Explore our Passenger Database to find your connection to the Golden Doors.
- Overview + History | Ellis Island - Ellis Island FoundationWith the passing of the Immigration Act of 1891, it became apparent that Castle Garden was ill-equipped and unprepared to handle the mass influx, leading the Federal government to construct a new immigration station on Ellis Island.
- Ellis Island: Records, Passengers & Immigration ‑ HISTORYEllis Island is a historical site that opened in 1892 as an immigration station, a purpose it served for more than 60 years until it closed in 1954. Located at the mouth of Hudson River between...
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