What were the legal immigration ports to the us during the early 1900's?

Answer 1

Major European ports from which emigrants departed in the early 1900s when going to the US included: Liverpool

London

Bremen

Hamburg

Antwerp

Cherbourg Major ports through which immigrants from Europe arrived in the US included: Montreal, Canada

Boston, MA

New York, NY/NJ

Philadelphia, Philadelphia

Baltimore, MD

New Orleans, LA

Galveston, TX

Answer 2

All ports were "legal" immigration ports as long as the process of immigration inspection was perfored when required. Major immigration ports included: * Seattle, WA * San Francisco, CA * Galveston, TX * Miami, FL * Baltimore, MD * Philadelphia, PA * Port of New York * Boston, MA In addition, immigrants could land in Canada at Vancouver, Toronto, Halifax, or Montreal and enter the US through Great Lakes Ports such as Buffalo, Cleveland, Detroit, and others, or by any number of land crossings along the US-Canadian border. The port of entry for immigrants landing at Montreal and taking the train to New York City was Rousse's Point, NY, on Lake Champlaign. There were many other crossing points for immigrants going to other destinations in the US or from other ports in Canada. Land crossings from Mexico at El Paso, TX, and other border towns were also used.