P1sharmarka By 19Abdiasiiss Jan 1, 1892 Ellis Island immigration "Ellis Island opens. Seven-teen-year-old Annie Moore, from Country Cork, Ireland was the first immigration to be processed at the new federal immigration depot." Period: Jan 1, 1892 to Dec 31, 1924 "Ellis Island is open" Dec 31, 1924 "Immigration Traffic Slows" Period: Oct 24, 1929 to Dec 31, 1939 "The Great depression"