What do you think?
A) process immigrants arriving from overseas
B) defend New York City from attack
C) check the safety of imported products
D) serve as the first federal prison in New York State
Ellis Island was open primarily to German and Irish immigrants in 1892
when did ellis island first open for receiving immigrants
1892
After being open for 50 years, there were 350 births that occurred on Ellis Island.
Ellis Island opened as part of the Immigration service in 1892.
According to http://www.answers.com/topic/ellis-island, 1890
They are open to the public.
Ellis Island served primarily as a detention center for alien enemies, those considered to be inadmissible and others.
They are open to the public.
They are open to the public.
All passengers who came to America from 1855 to 1890 had to go through Ellis Island. Passengers were inspected for contagious disease.
The Ellis of Ellis Island was named after Ruby Ellis who was the first immigrant from Russia.