Ellis Island National Monument - Jersey City, NJ
Posted by: bluesnote
N 40° 41.945 W 074° 02.470
18T E 581005 N 4505795
Millions of Europeans passed by this point hoping to have better lives in America. Today, Ellis Island is part of the National Park System.
Waymark Code: WMRXG0
Location: New Jersey, United States
Date Posted: 08/17/2016
Views: 18
Taken from Wikipedia, "Ellis Island, in Upper New York Bay, was the gateway for over 12 million immigrants to the United States as the nation's busiest immigrant inspection station from 1892 until 1954. The island was greatly expanded with land reclamation between 1892 and 1934. Before that, the much smaller original island was the site of Fort Gibson and later a naval magazine. The island was made part of the Statue of Liberty National Monument in 1965, and has hosted a museum of immigration since 1990. Long considered part of New York state, a 1998 United States Supreme Court decision found that most of the island is in New Jersey. The south side of the island, home to the Ellis Island Immigrant Hospital, is closed to the general public and the object of restoration efforts spearheaded by Save Ellis Island."
State/States the Park is located...: New Jersey / New York
Park Designation: Monument/Memorial
Website From the National Parks Service Page of this Waymark...: [Web Link]
Are pictures included?: yes
Times the Visitors Center (or Park) is Open....: Not listed
Months the Visitors Center/Park is open...: Not listed
SECONDARY website.: Not listed
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