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Ellis Island as seen from Battery Park at Manhattan's southern tip.

Ellis Island, for the latter parts of the 19th Century until the immigration restrictions of 1924 and beyond, was the primary entry point for Europeans who wanted a better shot at life in a new country. They were deposited here and screened before being granted entry into the US. Ellis Island is iconic because most Americans are descendants of one of the Ellis Island immigrants, rather than, say, the Pilgrims or the early English colonists.

The immigration station closed in 1954, and a museum opened there in 1990.

Although it is possible to reach it via a ferry service that also takes me to the Statue of Liberty, time limitations will not allow me to get there this time.
Date Taken on 31 October 2011, 15:46
Source Ellis Island
Author InSapphoWeTrust from Los Angeles, California, USA
Camera location40° 42′ 11.11″ N, 74° 01′ 02.81″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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