• Immigrants awaiting inspection in front of Ellis Island's Main Building

    Ellis Island

    National Monument NJ,NY

Curriculum Materials for "Shore to Shore"

Did You Know?

Ellis Island main building

Ellis Island was added as part of the Statue of Liberty National Monument in 1965 by Presidential Proclamation.  The main building was re-opened in 1990 as a national museum of immigration after what was considered at the time, the largest restoration project in American history.