The first Greeks who arrived in the New World had to go through Ellis Island, which became the designated immigration station ...

Before the European colonists came to America, Algonquin-speaking Native American tribes used Ellis ... island went through many more hands, including Thomas and Patience Lloyd and New York State.

Liberty State Park is already ... for free. The current bridge was built in 1986 with funds raised by the Statue of Liberty/Ellis Island Foundation in order to accommodate the renovation of ...

Ellis Island straddles New York and New Jersey and commemorates the immigrant experience. Millions of American stories began at Ellis Island; by some estimates, 40% of people in the country today have ...

Between 1892 and 1954, more than twelve million immigrants passed through the U.S. immigration portal at Ellis Island, enshrining it as an icon of America's welcome. That story is well known.

"I am one of the nearly 40% of all U.S. citizens who can trace at least one ancestor to Ellis Island. Ellis Island and the Statue of Liberty stand as timeless symbols of hope, resilience ...

Round-trip ferry service to Ellis Island and the Statue of Liberty is ... Battery Park in New York City and Liberty State Park in Jersey City, New Jersey. Ferry operators recommend arriving ...