Ellis Island
Published on Tuesday, January 8, 2013 - 11:25am
Gateway to America
On Jan. 1, 1892, Ellis Island opened as an immigration station in New York harbor. Approximately 12 million immigrants passed through Ellis Island between 1892 and 1954. In 1965, Ellis Island, together with the Statue of Liberty, became part of the National Park System.
Petworth Library has a display of books about Ellis Island, including:
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Ellis Island: A Pictorial History by Barbara Benton |
| Island of Hope by Martin W. Sandler |
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Ellis Island: Ghosts of Freedom By Stephen Wilkes |
| Ellis Island: Echoes From a Nation's Past edited by Susan Jonas |
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