1. Ellis Island
Dyquetta
Class 4-306
Mrs.Attanasio
May 2006

2. Table of Contents Introduction to NYC Introduction to Ellis Island
History of Ellis Island
Location of Ellis Island
Facts about Ellis Island
Tourism
About the author
Bibliography
Graphic Resources

3. Introduction to NEW YORK CITY
The population of New York city is 8,200,000 people.
The size of New York City is 321 square miles.
The five boroughs are Brooklyn, Bronx, Manhattan, Queens, and Staten Island.
There are many cultures in NYC.
People come to New York to eat food and listen to music.

4. Introduction of Ellis Island
Ellis Island was the first stop for most immigrants from Europe.
From 1892 to 1954, over 12 million people entered into the United States through Ellis Island.

6. History of Ellis Island
Samuel Ellis built the main building on Ellis Island on January 20, 1785.
Fire destroyed Ellis Island in 1897 and it was rebuilt five years later.
Ellis Island helps people to remember where their relatives came from as immigrants from other countries.

7. Location of Ellis Island
The location of Ellis Island is New Jersey and New York, USA.
Ellis Island is located at the mouth of the Hudson River in New York Harbor.
To get to Ellis Island you must take the ferry.

9. Facts about Ellis Island
From 1794 to 1890, before becoming an immigration station, Ellis Island played an important military role in United States history.
Ellis Island’s ‘Wall of Honor’ is special because it is the longest wall of names in the world.

10. Tourism
The Ellis Island Immigration Museum is one of our countries most popular places to visit.
Almost 2 million people visit Ellis Island every year.

12. About the Author My name is Dyquetta. I was born in 1996.
My favorite color is pink.
I like to eat pizza.
I love going to school and learning about science.

14. Bibliography www.Tekmom.com www.Wikpedia.org www.EllisIsland.org

15. Graphic Resources Ellis Island. www.nypl.org, April 5,2006
Ellis Island. April 12, 2006
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New York City. April 12, 2006
Ellis Island. April 12, 2006
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Ellis Island. April 26, 2006
Ellis Island Stamp. April 26, 2006
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Ellis Island Women. April 26, 2006