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The first immigrant was Annie Moore a 15 year-old Irish Girl
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People from all over Euroe Came to the United States
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Between 1892 and 1954 Ellis Island was the busiest immigration station in the United States
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The third class passengers had to take a ferry to Ellis Island for further investigation
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The water was to shallow to allow the Transatlantic ships to unload their passengers at the Island, so most of them unloaded their passengers in Manhattan.
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In 1954 the US government closed down the immigration inspection port at Ellis Island
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Ellis Island opened up for Tours in 1976 after two decades of disuse, and after some restoration work it became the symbol of America’s immigrant heritage with over 2 million visitors every year.