1011+Ellis+Island

= **Ellis Island** = The purpose of Ellis Island was a place for immigrants to pass into the United States.

Famous People and Things in Ellis Island
One of the Famous people was [|Annie Moore], she arrived in1892 and she was the First Arrival through Ellis Island in 1892[1]. One of the people who survived the Titanic Crash[1] __ Cole Porter __is a composer of songs and musicals[1]. [|F. Scott Fitzgerald] a American novelist[1].[|Antonius Dyorz]was a composer who had many consorts[1]. [|Woodrow Wilson]was a U.S President. [|Harry Houdini]was a famous magician. He was a well-known person. Herbert Hoover was also a U.S President. __Madeline Astor__ survived the Titanic crash that killed many people in 1912. [|Sigmund Freud]was a physician in 1909[1]. [|and there are many more] [|Lily Chauchoin]was an actress that was very well-known[1]. [|William Claude]Fields was a comedian in W.C. Fields[| and many more immigrants].

**Immigrants and Ellis Island** passed through Ellis Island from 1892 until 1954. The island that was known as Kiosk, or Gull Island for the birds that had been its only inhabitants, by [|American Indians]was also called Little Oyster Island by the [|Dutch]who purchased it from them on July 12, 1603.Immigrants had to be checked in order to get into Ellis Island[3].If an immigrant had a serious disease or illness they had to be sent back home[3].It takes about 4 hours to pass through Ellis Island[3].Ellis Island was used for a prison[3].Also Ellis Island was used as a station for Coast Guards[3].In the early 1980's Ellis Island had been abandoned[3].Ellis Island also had been shut down in 1954[3].Again people came back to Ellis Island[3].

How Ellis Island was Formed
Ellis Island is shaped as a U. It also has trees and buildings[2]. It isn't very big but there is a place for [|immigrants] to pass through to settle in the U.S.A[2]. Ellis Island is a man made island.It was originally formed, but later on in 1890, more was added on to the island.