Of
the 5,400,000 immigrants who arrived in the United States between
1820 and 1860, about 3,700,000 entered in New
York. Ellis Island, an area of about 27 acres 1.6 km southwest
of Manhattan Island, served as the country's major immigration station
between 1892 and 1924. During this period and estimated 17 million
people were processed by the immigration authorities. From 1943 until
1954 Ellis Island was used as a detention station for aliens and deportees.
Ellis Island in 1905
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