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Ellis Island is a National Monument. After having been the examination center for about 12,000,000 immigrants, it has been converted to a museum. It holds documents and artifacts commemorating four hundred years of American Immigration.

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Ellis Island is not a park, but a national historical site. Millions of immigrants came through it's doors from Europe so they could make a new life in the US. It is worth a visit.


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