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ELLIS ISLAND

Ellis Island has a long history, was needed, and was the "Gateway to America" from
1892 until it closed in 1954, when it began its slow decay.

The island was called Gull Island by the Indians and Oyster Island by the Dutch. Later
the English erected a gibbet or gallows on the island for hanging criminals and so the
island became known as Gibbet Island. The Indians sold it to the Dutch East India
Company for trinkets. The company later sold it to Mynheer Paauw who also bought
land along the New Jersey coastline. Samuel Ellis, a colonial merchant bought the
island and it became at last Ellis Island. After the Revolution, the island was sold to
New York State and in 1811, Fort Gibson was built on it in preparation for the War of
1812. No fighting took place at Fort Gibson it was mainly a munitions storage fort.

When immigrants began, pouring into New York City, New York State processed them
at an old fort known as Castle Clinton on the......

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