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Ellis Island
A Dictionary of Contemporary World History
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Ellis Island (USA) An island in New York Bay off Manhattan Island. Long used as an arsenal and a fort, from 1892 until 1943 it served as the main US centre for immigration control. From 1943 until 1954 it was a detention centre for deportees, until it became part of the Statue of Liberty National Monument in 1956. More than twelve million immigrants passed through Ellis Island.
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THE HISTORY OF THE MELTING POT; From the pilgrims to today immigration has changed and Idaho is among the new Ellis Islands of America
Newspaper article from: Boise Weekly; 7/1/2003; ; 700+ words
; Ellis Island, a tiny island in the New York Harbor...increase steadily, peaking in 1907, when Ellis Island processed a staggering 1.25 million...immigration significantly. The need for Ellis Island waned. United States embassies were...
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'New Ellis Islands': Study Examines Areas of Immigrant Settlement in 1990s
Newspaper article from: U.S. Newswire; 10/3/2001; 700+ words
; ...population in 1990 are designated "New Ellis Islands." The entire report, including...met the criteria of a New Ellis Island. These counties are overwhelming...The state with the most New Ellis Islands is Georgia, with 25; followed...
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 "The Record (Bergen County, NJ)")
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Park Service to return bones found at Liberty, Ellis islands
Newspaper article from: The Record (Bergen County, NJ); 5/25/2002; ; 552 words
; ...bones found at Liberty, Ellis islands -- Tribes to receive...unearthed on Liberty Island and Ellis Island may soon be returned...another location on the island during construction of...Oklahoma and Canada came to Ellis Island to perform a prayer...
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 "Albany Times Union (Albany, NY)")
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LIBERTY, ELLIS ISLANDS OPEN AGAIN.(CAPITAL REGION)
Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY); 12/21/2001; 700 words
; ...attacks. Liberty Island and Ellis Island, which also reopened...will be welcomed to Liberty Island, the statue itself will remain...the National Park Service. Ellis Island, where thousands of immigrants...before boarding a boat to the islands. Packages and backpacks were...
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SUBCOMMITTEE HIGHLIGHTS CONTRIBUTIONS OF IMMIGRANTS AT ELLIS ISLANDS HEARING
Transcript from: Capitol Hill Press Releases; 8/6/1997; 368 words
; ...Highlights Contributions of immigrants at Ellis Island Hearing (WASHINGTON) U.S. Senator...the Subcommittee will be held at Ellis Island on Monday, August 11, at...Monday, August 11, 1997 10:30 AM Ellis Island New York NO PORTION OF THIS...
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Ellis Island Approaches Centennial of Record-Breaking Day.
PR Newswire; 3/29/2007; 700+ words
; ...Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island, working in partnership with...and the world-class Ellis Island Immigration Museum, The American...funded over 200 projects at the islands. CONTACT: Suzanne Mannion...com, for Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Foundation, Inc. Web site...
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Ellis Island - 'It's where we got our start'. Jewish immigrants look back fondly as their entry point to the United States marks the centenary of its busiest day
Newspaper article from: Jerusalem Post; 4/17/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...17-2007 Headline: Ellis Island - 'It's where we got...ferry or barge to Ellis Island for legal and medical...hours. But doctors at Ellis Island soon became good...immigrants who arrived at Ellis Island, Mulfeld was interested...
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Ellis Island marks centennial of busiest day of immigrant arrivals
News Wire article from: Xinhua News Agency; 4/18/2007; 614 words
; Ellis Island marks centennial of busiest...Xinhua) -- New York's Ellis Island, a former U.S...Natori Company. The Ellis Island honorees received a framed...ancestor who arrived through Ellis Island, which processed...
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ELLIS ISLAND MUSEUM MARKS COURAGE OF MILLIONS.(TRAVEL)
Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY); 12/24/1995; 700+ words
; ...statue, which is on Liberty Island. Anyone visiting Ellis also...for the public to reach Ellis Island is by taking a Circle Line...passenger ferries stop at both islands, though you don't have to...watch the documentary, ``Island of Hope, Island of Tears...the statue.'' ...
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Ellis Island will tell more immigrant stories.
Newspaper article from: Phi Kappa Phi Forum; 6/22/2009; ; 700+ words
; At some point in 2011, the Ellis Island Immigration Museum will become Ellis Island: The National Museum of Immigration...Immigration in both the pre- and post-Ellis Island eras will be explored through the shared experiences...
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Gilbert and Ellis islands
Book article from: A Dictionary of British History
Gilbert and Ellis islands See kiribati .
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Ellis Island
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of U.S. Economic History
ELLIS ISLAND Ellis Island is situated in the New York Harbor, off the southern tip of Manhattan. It was named for Samuel Ellis (n.d.), a merchant and farmer who owned the island during the late...
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Williams, Ellis 1951–
Book article from: Contemporary Theatre, Film and Television
...New York City, 1982. (As Ellis "Skeeter" Williams) Fighter...New York City, 1985. (As Ellis E. Williams) Tonton Julian, Once on This Island, Playwrights' Horizons...Los Angeles, c. 1995. (As Ellis E. Williams) Vantyle, Joe...
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Ellis, “Pete” Earl Hancock
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Military History
...student and a faculty member, Ellis developed his vision of amphibious...the defense of such Pacific islands as Guam, Peleliu, and Samoa...x2013;1918. In 1920, Maj. Ellis was assigned to USMC headquarters...now Commandant Lejeune. There Ellis prepared his major work, a...
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Ellis, Alice Thomas
Book article from: Contemporary Novelists
ELLIS, Alice Thomas Pseudonym for...Viking, 1992; Wakefield, Rhode Island, Moyer Bell, 2000. The Evening...In all her books Alice Thomas Ellis takes the form of the upper...has noticed). Rose (like Ellis) is a Roman Catholic, a brilliant...
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