Since Ellis Island was a small community the people who worked there were everything from cleaning staff to doctors/nurses. People who worked for the federal government as secretaries and Immigration officers would also work there. The new arrivals had to be processed so anyone that was involved in that would be found at Ellis Island.
Ellis island was the base for the processing of immigrants from Europe. Angle Island in San Francisco processed people from Asia.
Ellis island mainly had people from Europe. Angle island had people from ASia.
8,687 people were detained on Ellis Island
Ellis Island smelled like gunk but the people took it as the smells of nature
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The Ellis of Ellis Island was named after Ruby Ellis who was the first immigrant from Russia.
Ellis island was on the east coast whereas angel island was on the west coast. Because of this more people from Asia came to angel island
most people say it took up to 3 to 5 weeks. [from Europe to Ellis Island]
It looks like that thing that thoose people go to
What is special about Ellis Island?
To Ellis Island, people came from Europe. To Angel Island, people came from China, Japan, Korea....etc. They are both alike because they're both Immigration stations.
Ellis Island is an island in the harbor of New York City. For about 60 years, from 1892 to 1954, people immigrating from other countries to the United States would arrive by ship at Ellis Island. http://www.ellisisland.org/genealogy/ellis_island_history.asp