When Ellis Island opened, a big change was taking place in immigration to the United States. As arrivals from northern and western Europe, Germany, Ireland, Britain and the Scandinavian countries. More and more immigrants poured in from southern and eastern Europe.
After the Civil War, Ellis Island stands empty, until the government decides to replace the New York immigration station at Castle Garden. Control of immigration is turned over to the federal government, and $75,000 is appropriated for construction of the first federal immigration station on Ellis Island.
The first Ellis Island Immigration Station officially opens on January 1, 1892, as three large ships wait to land. Seven hundred immigrants passed through Ellis Island that day.
After the Civil War, Ellis Island stands empty, until the government decides to replace the New York immigration station at Castle Garden. Control of immigration is turned over to the federal government, and $75,000 is appropriated for construction of the first federal immigration station on Ellis Island.
The first Ellis Island Immigration Station officially opens on January 1, 1892, as three large ships wait to land. Seven hundred immigrants passed through Ellis Island that day.