[DOC] [TLE] Ellis Island - Wikipedia [PAR] Ellis Island, in Upper New York Bay, was the gateway for over 12 million 
immigrants to the United States as the nation's busiest immigrant inspection 
station from 1892 until 1954. The island was greatly expanded with land 
reclamation between 1892 and ... The State of New York leased the island in 
1794 and started to fortify it in... [DOC] [TLE] Ellis Island History - The Statue of Liberty & Ellis Island [PAR] From 1892 to 1954, over twelve million immigrants entered the United States ... 
From 1794 to 1890 (pre-immigration station period), Ellis Island played a ... The 
new structure on Ellis Island, built of "Georgia pine" opened on January 1, 1892. 
... While most immigrants entered the United States through New York Harbor (
the... [DOC] [TLE] Ellis Island - Facts & Summary - HISTORY.com [PAR] Ellis dies in 1794, and in 1808 New York State buys the island from his family for 
... Attracted by the opportunity to own land, more Europeans begin to immigrate. 
... The first Ellis Island Immigration Station officially opens on January 1, 1892, .... 
that arrived in New York Harbor bearing hopeful immigrants to the New World. [DOC] [TLE] Ellis Island History -A Brief Look. From 1892 to 1954, over twelve ... [PAR] as the New York State immigration station from 1855 to 1890 and ... restrictive 
religious laws and deteriorating economic conditions in Europe began to fuel the 
... The new structure on Ellis Island, opened on January 1, 1892; Annie ... First 
and second class passengers who arrived in New York Harbor were not required 
to. [DOC] [TLE] Education World: Every-Day Edits: Ellis Island [PAR] 30 items ... Ellis Island, an immigration station in New York harbor, opens for the first time on 
... station in New York Harbor, opened for the first time on January 1, 1892. ..... 
Start the activity by providing students with a sheet of scrap writing paper. [DOC] [TLE] Castle Garden Special by Bill Kerchof - Immigrant Ships ... [PAR] More than a dozen forts were built to defend New York Harbor at the time of the 
War of 1812 ... Castle Garden continuously made changes to the organization, 
operating ... With a ship anchored at quarantine, Castle Garden officials started 
their process .... deport until the new station at Ellis Island opened on January 1, 
1892... [DOC] [TLE] History of Ellis Island | Ellis Island | Oh, Ranger! [PAR] ... for the harbor, construction of the first fort on Ellis Island had begun, in fear of 
new ... On June 8, 1808, the state of New York bought Ellis Island at the 
committee's ... To begin, a channel 1,250 feet long and 200 feet wide had to be 
dredged to a ... When the Immigration Station officially opened on January 1, 
1892, its final... [DOC] [TLE] Ellis Island facts, information, pictures | Encyclopedia.com articles ... [PAR] The new federal immigration station that opened in 1892 on Ellis Island was a 
key ... Steerage passengers entering New York Harbor boarded ferries for Ellis... [DOC] [TLE] Ellis Island - Genealogy, emigration, immigration - from a Swedish ... [PAR] History of the "Plague houses" in the harbour of New York. ... The quarantine 
station began operating on that island the same year, 1799. (see below). [DOC] [TLE] January 1, 1892 | Ellis Island, Irish Girls and County Cork - Pinterest [PAR] January 1, 1892: The Ellis Island Immigration Station opens. ... The third waves of 
Irish immigration began in the mid-19th century around the early 1840 s. .... 
Coming to America: Ellis Island, a small island in New York Harbor, served as the 
site ...... Went on to establish operate 2 schools for colored children of free slaves 
in... [DOC] [TLE] New York State Guide: Today in History (Virtual Programs ... [PAR] On January 1, 1892, a 15-year old Irish girl named Annie Moore became the first 
of the ... the doors of the Ellis Island Immigration Station in its 62 years of 
operation. This small island off the New Jersey coast in the New York Harbor

Question: This island in New York Harbor began operating as an immigration station January 1, 1892
Answer: Ellis Island