Ellis

Ellis Island Timeline

By gekiss

  • Ellis Island has had many names.

    Ellis Island has had many names.
    [ The Statue of Liberty--Ellis Island Foundation, Inc.](http://www.ellisisland.org/genealogy/ellis_island_timeline.asp)Ellis Island has had many names in the past: Kioshk, Gull Island, Dyre's, Bucking, Gibbet, and Oyster Island. By the time of the American Revolution, it was known as Ellis Island. Samuel Ellis owned the island and had a small tavern and store that catered to fishman there.
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    Ellis Island 1776-2013

  • Ellis Island was sold to U.S. Government for $10,000.

    Ellis Island was sold to U.S. Government for $10,000.
    The Statue of Liberty--Ellis Island Foundation Inc.

    First Ellis Island was sold to New York in 1808. Later that year, the Federal Government bought it for $10,000.

  • Construction for the first Federal Immigration Station was begun.

    History.Com Ellis Island In 1890, construction begins on building the first Federal Immigration Station. Seventy-five thousand dollars could be spent on increasing the size of the island with landfill, digging wells, and constructing buildings.