Opened on January 1, 1892, Ellis Island became the nation's premier federal immigration station. In operation until 1954, the station processed over 12 million immigrant steamship passengers. The main building was restored after 30 years of abandonment and opened as a museum on September 10, 1990.
Today, over 40 percent of America's population can trace their ancestry through Ellis Island.
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Navy – Merchant Marine Memorial Washington, District Of Columbia |
Located in Lady Bird Johnson Park on Columbia Island, the Navy-Merchant Marine Memorial |
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Fort Zachary Taylor Historic State Park Key West, Florida |
Named after 12th president Zachary Taylor, the U. S. |
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Wright’s Chance/Queen Anne’s County Historical Society Centreville, Maryland |
Dating back to the 1700s, Wright's Chance is a Colonial period plantation house. |
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The Powder Magazine Charleston, South Carolina |
Construction began on The Powder Magazine in 1712 and was completed by 1713, making it |
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Del Webb Sun Cities Museum Sun City, Arizona |
The Sun Cities Area Historical Society/Del Webb Sun Cities Museum is dedicated to the p |
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Steamship Historical Society of America East Providence, Rhode Island |
THE STEAMSHIP HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA was established in 1935 as a means of bring |
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Tryon Palace New Bern, North Carolina |
Tryon Palace is a modern recreation of the original palace, which served as the royal g |
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Hampton-Preston Mansion & Gardens Columbia, South Carolina |
One of Columbia's oldest remaining historic houses, the Hampton-Preston Mansion was hom |
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Old Sturbridge Village Sturbridge, Massachusetts |
Old Sturbridge Village is the largest living history museum in New England, spanning o |
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Christ Church Alexandria, Virginia |
Christ Church was the first Episcopal Church in Alexandria and has played an important |
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Barratt's Chapel and Museum Frederica, Delaware |
Under the direction of John Wesley after the American Revolutionary War, Thomas Coke an |
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Jemez State Monument Heritage Area Jemez Springs, New Mexico |
The village of Giusewa was built in the narrow San Diego Canyon by the ancestors of the |
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Fort Cooper State Park Inverness, Florida |
Located in what is today Fort Cooper State Park, visitors can tour the fort, traverse t |
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Yellow Bluff Fort Jacksonville, Florida |
This military installation, constructed in 1862, allowed both Confederate and Union tro |
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Fort Bedford Museum Bedford, Pennsylvania |
The fort was used as the staging point for a number of successful raids during the war. |
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Andersonville National Historic Site Andersonville, Georgia |
Camp Sumter, commonly called Andersonville, was one of the largest military prisons est |
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Fort Morgan Gulf Shores, Alabama |
Completed in 1834, Fort Morgan was active during four wars — the Civil War, the Spanish |
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Pecos National Historical Park Pecos, New Mexico |
The visitor center contains exhibits (text in English and Spanish), a bookstore and a 1 |
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Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park Kennesaw, Georgia |
It was a swelteringly hot and clear Monday, June 27, 1864, |
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Camp Moore Kentwood, Louisiana |
In May 1861, the site for the camp was selected and the troops began to arrive. |
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Fort Lee Historic Park Fort Lee, New York |
In the southern portion of the Historic Park, winding paths lead past a reconstructed b |
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River Raisin Battlefield Monroe, Michigan |
This is the site of the Battle of Frenchtown, where British and Native American forces |
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Gunston Hall Plantation Mason Neck, Virginia |
George Mason was instrumental in the framing of the United States government, but he sh |
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Davies Manor Plantation Memphis, Tennessee |
Davies Manor Plantation is a remarkably preserved historic site within an urban area. |
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Hacienda Buena Vista Ponce, Puerto Rico |
Hacienda Buena Vista, considered one of Puerto Rico's best remaining examples of a coff |
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Destrehan Plantation Destrehan, Louisiana |
Erected in 1787 by Charles Paquet, Destrehan Plantation was purchased by indigo planter |
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Historic Brattonsville McConnells, South Carolina |
Historic Brattonsville is a 775-acre historic site that includes a Revolutionary War ba |
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Milton Hershey School Hershey, Pennsylvania |
Milton Hershey School began as a dream and vision shared by chocolate magnate Milton S. |
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Fort Delaware State Park Delaware City, Delaware |
Established as a Delaware State Park in 1951, Fort Delaware State Park is on an island |
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Iowa Jewish Historical Society Des Moines, Iowa |
IJHS collects Jewish organizati |