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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 07:02.38 PM
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06/01/2011 12:03.59 PM
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06/02/2010 02:30.26 PM
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Welcome To Cat Channel!
It was so nice of you to get an animal from the humain society.
Cutting cats whiskers in not a good thing. Whiskers can help cats when they need to squeeze into small spaces. the whiskers let them know if they can fit because the whiskers are about the size of how wide the cat is.
Although she might have not looked appealing- it was still awesome of you to adopt her, so sweet!
Have a great day and make lots of new friends! Here is your very first vote!-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 07:10.12 AM
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Allie
This photo was taken while still at the humane society. Previous owner had shaved all of hair and even cut whiskers because he thought it would help with his allergies. Then he found that it hadn't helped at all so he surrendered Allie to the society.Come visit me, Allie.
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03/06/2010 02:47.55 AM
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