Ellis Island

Ellis Island is an island on Huston River between New York and New Jersey. This place took a huge part in history of NYC. It was opened in 1892 as an immigration station. It served for about 60 years and was officially closed in 1954. 

In XIX century a lot of Europeans decided to move to America to find better life conditions. They all hoped for better life in the New World. Most of them came to New York because it was the closest American city to Europe. Also there is a huge harbor so they could get there in easier way than for example to Los Angeles. The statistics show that about 40 percent of all current U.S. citizens can trace at least one of their ancestors to Ellis Island.

For millions of immigrants, Ellis Island  was the first place they set foot on after a long journey by ship from Europe. In XIX century the average daily number of immigrants who arrived there is 1,900.  After their arrival they had to stand in long lines for medical and legal inspections. Very often it is called "an island of hope and tears" because millions of people started their new better life there. Nowadays, we can visit Ellis Island Museum of Immigration there. 

Sources:

https://www.history.com/topics/immigration/ellis-island

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  1. englishdiary13 marca 2022 06:30

    Some accounts from people who went through Ellis Island are quite disturbing: racism, cruelty and inhumane conditions seemed to prevail.

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