Ellis island

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    Immigrant station

    Between 1892 and 1954 Ellis island was the busiest immigration station.
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    The first immigrant

    The first immigrant was Annie Moore
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    1954

    In the 1954 Ellis island closed
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    Finish immigration

    The US closing the immigration inspection in 1954, after two decades of disuse
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    Tour

    Ellis Island opens to tourists in 1976, to date and a symbol of America that attracts 2 million visitors a year