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  Between 1892 and 1954 Ellis island was the busiest immigration station.
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  The first immigrant was Annie Moore
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  In the 1954 Ellis island closed
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  The US closing the immigration inspection in 1954, after two decades of disuse
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  Ellis Island opens to tourists in 1976, to date and a symbol of America that attracts 2 million visitors a year