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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