in 1990
10bc
The peak year of immigration was 1934.
Annie Moore was a 15-year-old girl from Cork, Ireland.
More than 12 million people from many different countries, cultures and walks of life - poor and rich alike. You can read details about the history of Ellis Island here:http://www.ellisisland.org/genealogy/ellis_island_history.aspand a year by year breakdown of the statistics here:www.nps.gov/elis/forteachers/upload/Statistics.pdf
Annie Moore became the first immigrant to pass through Ellis Island in 1892. She was 15 years old at the time. She came from County Cork, Ireland.She was actually 17, but the press weren't going to let facts get in the way of a good story.New York Magazine (link below) has an interesting article on Annie Moore.Annie Moore a 15 year old girl
The Statue of Liberty is not on Ellis Island. Ellis Island is to the north of Liberty island where the Statue of liberty is located. It was dedicated on 28 October 1886.
The Statue of Liberty is not on Ellis Island. Ellis Island is to the north of Liberty island where the Statue of liberty is located. It was dedicated on 28 October 1886.
I think the Ellis Island is 500 year old.
According to http://www.answers.com/topic/ellis-island, 1890
Ellis Island opened as part of the Immigration service in 1892.
10bc
October 15, 1924
1892
1892
The original Ellis Island Immigration Station opened on New Year's Day 1892. It burned to the ground just 5 years later, on June 15, 1897. Construction of the present-day Ellis Island Immigration Station (which is now the Ellis Island Immigration Museum) started almost immediately after the original one burned down. Edward Lippincott Tilton and William A. Boring won the design competition in 1897, and by 1900, the Main Building was completed. The Main Powerhouse, Hospital Building and Kitchen and Laundry Buildings were all completed in 1901.
The peak year of immigration was 1934.
Nearly two million people a year