Ellis Island Immigration Museum

USA / New Jersey / Jersey City /
 museum, NRHP - National Register of Historic Places, interesting place
Situated in the New York Harbor, the Ellis Island Immigration Museum is accessible via the Statue of Liberty & Ellis Island Ferry from Battery Park in lower Manhattan, New York or Liberty State Park, Jersey City, New Jersey. Its building was designed by Boring & Tilton with structural elements by the Guastavino Fireproof Tile Co. and Ludowici tile for the Office of the Supervising Architect for the U.S. Treasury.

Ellis Island, at the mouth of the Hudson River in New York Harbor, is the location of what was at one time the main entry facility for immigrants entering the United States; the facility operated from January 1, 1892, until November 12, 1954. It is owned by the Federal government and is now part of the Statue of Liberty National Monument, under the jurisdiction of the US National Park Service. It is situated in Jersey City, New Jersey and New York City.

Ellis Island was the subject of a border dispute between New York State and New Jersey. According to the United States Census Bureau, the island, which was largely artificially created through landfill, has an official land area of 129,619 square meters, or 32 acres, more than 83 percent of which lies in the city of Jersey City. The natural portion of the island, lying in New York City, is 21,458 square meters (5.3 acres), and is completely surrounded by the artificially created portion. For New York State tax purposes it is assessed as Manhattan Block 1, Lot 201. Since 1998, it also has a tax number assigned by the state of New Jersey.

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Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ellis_Island_National_Monument
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Coordinates:   40°41'58"N   74°2'23"W

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