Ellis Island

From 1880 to 1924, Ellis Island acted as the primary gateway into the United States with over 18 million immigrants passing through it.

Many Americans can trace their heritage back to this island in the New York City harbor. On ...

The South Side of Ellis Island

Statue of Liberty Natl Mon/Ellis Island Immigration Museum

An Adventure in Stabilization

Ellis Island

The 29 buildings on the south side of Ellis Island comprise one of the largest hospitals to be built in the United States during the first decades of this ...

Fort Gibson: The Other Ellis Island Story

The stones you see here reveal yet another layer of the story of Ellis Island. This is the story of Fort Gibson, one of the earliest forts built after the American Revolution to protect New York Harbor. Discovered during the ...

The New Ferry Building – Ellis Island

Save America’s Treasures

Restoration of the New Ferry Building on Ellis Island is being supported in part by a Federal Save America’s Treasures award administered by the National Park Service, Department of the Interior.

New Ferry Building

In 1999, the Statue of Liberty ...