Ellis Island National Monument - Management (U.S. National Park Service)

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Ellis Island National Monument

Management

management includes:
Our Staff & Offices Our Partners		Public Involvement Park Planning

The park is administered by staff of the National Park Service and the United States Park Police.

A park superintendent assumes overall responsibility for park operations, resource protection and visitor services.


			Did You Know? Although most immigrants processed at Ellis Island stayed between three and five hours, about 20% stayed overnight in dormitory rooms until their cases could be cleared. Many immigrants found these accommodations a far improvement from the dreaded conditions of traveling to America in "steerage".

Last Updated: August 14, 2006 at 12:27 EST