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New bridge may link N.J. shoreline to Ellis Island. Here’s why you’ll probably never walk on it.
When history professor Mark Washburne wanted to learn about his grandmother’s arrival in the United States as an infant, he went to Ellis Island. Washburne took the ferry to the island just off ...
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Immigration and Deportation at Ellis Island
Between 1892 and 1954, more than twelve million immigrants passed through the U.S. immigration portal at Ellis Island, enshrining it as an icon of America's welcome. That story is well known.