Ellis Island

Ellis Island

The Ellis Island has played

an important role in the formation of America. Between 1892 and 1954, more than 12 million immigrants entered the United States through this “door”, a small island situated beside the Statue of Liberty in New York. The first immigrants to come to the United States came mainly from Britain, Ireland, Germany and the Scandinavian countries and constituted the first great wave of immigration. During the nineteenth century, political instability, famine and poor economic conditions in Europe led to one of the largest mass migrations in human history. In 1890, President Benjamin Harrison designated Ellis Island station the first federal imigraqção to cope with the great wave of immigrants. January 1, 1892, Annie Moore, an Irish girl of 15 years was the first person to immigrate to the United States for this site, in 62 years following more than 12 million people did the same. This was the largest point of U.S. immigration, others were important in Boston, Baltimore, San Francisco, Miami, Philadelphia, Savannah and New Orleans. At the beginning of the twentieth century immigration officials thought the peak had passed but it was then that began to grow, only came in 1907 about 1.25 million people through Ellis Island. The flow of immigrants to the United States declined at the time that the United States entered World War I in 1918 and 1919 several enemies foreign suspects were detained at Ellis Island and then transferred to other locations for the Navy of the USA take over the island. Thousands of suspected radicals were interred at Ellis Island. In 1920 Ellis Island immigration station reopened as having processed the input from more than 225,000 immigrants. Years later, the immigration center and finally closed in 1965 the president Johnson held the island together with the Statue of Liberty National Monument. Currently on Ellis Island, is located the Museum of Immigration and receives about 2 million visitors per year. Hotels in New York City

Map of Ellis Island

Map of Ellis Island

Where is Ellis Island on Map of New York City (NYC)

Ellis Island on Map of NYC