Ellis Island National Museum of Immigration - New York, NY
Posted by: bluesnote
N 40° 41.947 W 074° 02.370
18T E 581146 N 4505800
Ellis Island National Immigration Museum is featured on the silver dollar.
Waymark Code: WMTVQP
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 01/11/2017
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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."
Money Issuing Country: United States of America
Currency: United States Dollar
Denomination: Dollar
Date of Issue: 10/18/1985
Type of Money: Coin
Relevant Website: [Web Link]
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