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Ellis Island is an island in the harbor of New York City. For about 60 years, from 1892 to 1954, people immigrating from other countries to the United States would arrive by ship at Ellis Island.
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Where does the last name Ellis come from?
Ellis island
What is the historical significance of Ellis Island - where is it and what would happen to immigrants there?
ellis island is a place where imagrants come to the usa.
Did Italians go to Ellis Island?
yes, they needed to come through Ellis island to become legal immigrants
Did German immigrants come to Ellis Island?
yes
What continent did most Ellis island immigrants come from?
Europe
Where does the last name Ellis come from?
Ellis island
Where did the immigrants come from to come to Ellis Island?
the top three countries that immigrants came to Ellis island from were Ireland Italy and Germany.
Did Italians go to Ellis Island?
yes, they needed to come through Ellis island to become legal immigrants
What is the historical significance of Ellis Island - where is it and what would happen to immigrants there?
ellis island is a place where imagrants come to the usa.
Who is Arne Peterssen?
the last immigrant to pass through ellis island
Where did the name Ellis Island come from?
Originally called Little Oyster Island, Ellis Island acquired its name from Samuel Ellis, a colonial New Yorker, possibly from Wales
Why did fscott Fitzgerald come to Ellis Island?
he wanted to
Where did immigrants come in at new york?
Ellis Island
When did they come to Ellis island?
between 1880-1924
Did German immigrants come to Ellis Island?
yes
What contributions did Britain make when they came to Ellis island?
The British didn't come to Ellis Island. The island didn't exist as an immigration center until the 1800's.
What continent did most Ellis island immigrants come from?
Europe
