Between 1892 and 1954, immigrants arriving on the shores of the United States passed below the towering face of Lady Liberty before docking at Ellis Island. A processing center for more than 12 ...

Ellis Island closed as an immigration station and detention center. Between 1892 and 1954, more than 12 million immigrants arrived by boat in the United State of America. Ellis Island was the largest ...

Between 1892 and 1954, approximately 12 million immigrants arrived at the now-iconic Ellis Island to enter the U.S. -- or nearly 200,000 legal entries per year. All were registered, documented, and ...

NMAHMAI copy purchased with funds from the S. Dillon Ripley Endowment. Ellis Island had been an obscure little island that barely held itself above high tide. Today it stands alongside Plymouth Rock ...

The National Trust for Historic Preservation works to maintain and revitalize historic sites, and that boasts a number of ...

Often called the "Gateway to America," Ellis Island occupies a profoundly significant chapter in U.S. immigration history. From 1892 to 1954, this federal station was the initial point of entry for ...

The Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island in New York harbour remain two of the world's iconic sites - and sights. Ellis Island gained its historic status as the first place millions of immigrants ...

They arrived as rich and poor, white and non-white, and, without exception, legally. With the gradual decline of such great influxes, Ellis Island finally ceased operating roughly 71 years ago. Yet ...