But, it wasn’t merely a New York thing. Philadelphia’s immigration station opened 19 years before Ellis Island’s, yet it wasn ...

Nearly 12 million immigrants were processed at Ellis Island's immigration station from its opening in 1892 to 1954, when it closed. But the number of immigrants dropped significantly by 1924 ...

The aftermath of explosions on nearby Black Tom Island. Courtesy of Jersey City Past and Present. The first immigration station at Ellis Island opened in 1892. In that first year, the new ...

Between 1892 and 1954, more than twelve million immigrants passed through the U.S. immigration portal at Ellis Island, enshrining it as an icon of America's welcome. That story is well known.

Between 1892 and 1954, more than twelve million immigrants passed through the U.S. immigration portal at Ellis Island, enshrining it as an icon of America's welcome. That story is well known.

Comparatively, Ellis Island received about 12 million throughout the time of its operation ... In 1946, the site was finally closed down and abandoned by the Army. The detainees at the Angel Island ...

Yet it represents an almost benign era in American immigration history—because what followed would be far worse. New York’s Ellis Island was, from 1892 to 1954, the nation’s main immigration ...

Millions of American stories began at Ellis Island; by some estimates, 40% of people in the country today have at least one ancestor who entered the U.S. via this station. Though considered a gateway ...

The performance, titled Ellis Island, will not only feature the orchestra but also incorporate spoken word and ensemble actors to bring to life powerful immigration stories. The presentation aims ...