World History · North America

Ellis Island Opens

By Marc Schulman World History 2 min read

HistoryCentral · Primary Source & History

The flood of immigration forced the federal government to open up a new center for immigrant processing in a new center for immigrant processing in New York harbor. That center was called "Ellis Island." Millions of immigrants passed through its portal.

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