Fort Wood is on Liberty Island. With Fort Gibson is on Ellis Island.
Ellis Island has had several names. The native Americans called it Gull Island and the Dutch/English colonist called it Oyster Island. It has been called Dyre, Bucking, and Anderson Island. Samuel Ellis bought it in 1770 . The Federal government purchased the island from New York state in 1808 and built a fort in it. The fort at Ellis island was named Ft. Gibson in honor of a brave office killed in the War of 1812.
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Ellis island
Originally called Little Oyster Island, Ellis Island acquired its name from Samuel Ellis, a colonial New Yorker, possibly from Wales
It is easier to defend with water all around it.
a big gate that has everyone's name that passed through Ellis island
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Ellis Island
Samuel Ellis, the man who purchased the island in the 1770s. He attempted to sell the island to no avail, but eventually sold it to the state of New York.
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The Ellis of Ellis Island was named after Ruby Ellis who was the first immigrant from Russia.