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Ellis Island
Over the sixty-two years it was in operation, more than 12 million immigrants passed through Ellis Island.

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1. Ellis Island opened in what year on January 1?
2. In what year did Ellis Island close?
3. Ellis Island hosted what fort when it served as a military installation?
4. Where was the immigration way station in New York State prior to Ellis Island?
5. What was the new federally operated structure on Ellis Island built of?
6. Who of the first person to immigrate through Ellis Island?
7. All buildings built on Ellis Island after 1900 had to be what?
8. What was the peak year for immigration on Ellis Island?
9. What class of steamship passengers was forced to go through Ellis Island?
10. Ellis Island was declared a national monument by which president?