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,.-~*'¨¯Ellis Island, the gateway to America¯¨'*•~-.¸
LOCATION: New York Harbor off the New Jersey coast
SIZE: 3.3-acre island then enlarged with landfill increased area to 27.5-acre
NAME ORIGIN: merchant Samuel Ellis owned the land in the 1770s
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America's first federal immigration center: 1892-1954
PEAK IMMIGRATION YEARS: between 1892 and 1924
% DENIED ADMITTANCE INTO THE US: 2%
First- and second-class passengers submitted to a brief shipboard inspection and then disembarked at the piers in New York or New Jersey.
Third class passengers underwent medical and legal inspections at Ellis Island.
On NOVEMBER 12, 1954, Ellis Island closed after processing more than 20 million immigrants.
An estimated 40 percent of all Americans can trace their roots through Ellis Island.
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WORLD WAR I: Ellis Island was used as a detention center for suspected enemies and as a deportation center for illegal immigrants.
CONGRESS passed quota laws: the Immigration Act of 1924.
WORLD WAR II: It was a hospital for wounded soldiers and a Coast Guard training center.
In 1965, Lyndon Johnson removed quotas through the Hart-Cellar Act. The Immigration and Naturalization Act of 1965 quadrupled Asian immigration.
,.-~*'¨¯¨'*•~-.¸Ellis Is Immigration Museum,.~*'¨¯¨'*•~-.¸
RENOVATION began: 1984
OPENED: September 1990
# of VISITORS: Almost 2 million people each year
WEBCAMS: Five cameras, with unobstructed LIVE views of the NYC skyline, exceptional views of the Hudson River, ships in New York Harbor and Lady Liberty, allow people around the world to see panoramic images from any computer or smart phone.
,.-~*'¨¯www.ellisisland.org¯¨'*•~-.¸
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11/12/2011 06:52.34 PM
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06/01/2011 12:03.59 PM
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 This semester is almost over! Do YOU have what it takes to be Valedictorian?
There is one month left in Session 2 but it’s not too late to register. Do it today and get 1,000 Club Cat points just for joining. Prove you are the smartest cat around and you could earn a years’ worth of cat food for your favorite feline companion. Don’t delay… sign up today!
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06/02/2010 02:30.26 PM
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Hi Molly
You are cute. Here is a vote for you. Purrrrs Blackie and Molly.Come visit me, Molly, Jasper, Buddy( died June 25,2008 at age 14) & Blackie(died peacefully on Sept 16,2010 at age 6).
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03/06/2010 10:44.43 AM
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Welcome To Cat Channel!
Welcome to cat channel Molly! You look like such a cute kitty! Here is a vote for you!-Zelda and DomingaCome visit me, Dominga *-New Page Picture!!!*-, Lilly, Kitty Kat Restaurant >^..^< We Deliver! & Zelda *Please, Please leave votes here and thanks!.
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03/06/2010 07:12.29 AM
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pictures on my wall
please rate the pistures of molly. the 1 one was when we first brought her to our home. the 2 one is when i cought her eating krayfish from the stream and i thought it was so funny!!!!!Come visit me, molly.
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03/05/2010 06:56.15 PM
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mmmmmmmmeeeeeeoooooooowwwwwwwww!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
omg molly tried to jump off the porch yesterday cuz another cat was on the porch and she got stuck in the SnOw. all the snow is finally melting "thank lord!" but now it is all muddy and slushy outside. us humans can never win. " in the summer we like it cold
in the winter we like it hot
its human nature so im told,
just to like it like its not!"Come visit me, molly.
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03/05/2010 06:46.52 PM
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hey im NeW and i just LoVe CaTs
im new to CC and i love cats. sometimes i wish cats could talk just so we HuMaNs could understand what they want. EnJoY LiFe CuZ ItS yOuR OnLy!!!!!Come visit me, molly.
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03/05/2010 01:06.15 PM
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