Ellis Island

If I remember correctly, Ellis Island did not have it's own flag. I'm pretty sure it had the American Flag on it. So there would be 50 stars on it.

Most of them are still there and now a national historical site. You can go there and visit. It is worth the trip.

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FALSE! When prospective immigrants arrived at a European port to take a ship to the United States, the shipping companies were required by U.S. law to prepare a complete list of all the passengers. The employees of the shipping companies wrote down whatever name the immigrants gave them, and usually there were employees who spoke the languages of the immigrants (Polish, German, Italian, Yiddish) because the shipping company needed to be able to tell the immigrants where to go and what to do. The names on the lists of passengers prepared in Europe were the names that the immigration agents on Ellis Island and other immigration centers used.

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Ellis island mainly had people from Europe. Angle island had people from ASia.

Approximately 40 41 57 N 74 02 23 W

There were hundreds of different ships that travelled from Italy to Ellis Island. You would have to search the records to identify a specific ship.

• B - Back
• C - Conjunctivitis
• CT - Trachoma
• E - Eyes
• F - Face
• FT - Feet
• G - Goiter
• H - Heart
• K - Hernia
• L - Lameness
• N - Neck
• P - Physical and Lungs
• PG - Pregnancy
• S - Senility
• SC - Scalp (Favus)
• SI - Special Inquiry
• X - Suspected Mental defect
• X (circled) - Definite signs of Mental defect

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.

wow this website is so unrealiable

In the 1800's when immigrants landed in NY they had been in the steerage of the ship for 2 months. Interesting fact 40% of the American population had a relative come through Ellis Island.

there was a fire that burned down the immigration center

This is probably a commemorative coin issued by the US mint in 1986. If so, these one dollar commemorative coins usually weigh in at .95 OZ and are 90% silver. If so, this coin would carry a value of $9.33 melt currently.

When he died in 1794 the US purchase from his family for $10,000.

Rocks and fill from NYC subway construction I think

I do think so. Due to the emotions that the immigrants that went through there felt. They were happy, worried nervous and sad these must have stayed behind. People have surely died there espcialy in the hospital. I did some research and a few people have had experiences there. I was there and felt the presenece of a child who followed me. So to answer your question yes it is

It is changing by weathering because when it rains a lot and the Statue of Liberty is made from a little bit iron, the iron gets wet and rusts the Statue of Liberty.

They most likely hid on trade ships to travel over as illegal immigrants, but some may have gotten married to stay in the country. Otherwise, they were out of luck.

Many ways. The colonists came by ship and in the 1900’s they also came by ship into Ellis Island and Angle Island. Today, planes bring many people.

it stopped the increase of population.

The Schwinborn family immigrated to the United States in 1950. They settled in New York, where they sought better opportunities and a new life. The family's journey reflects the broader experiences of many immigrants during that period.