Ellis Island

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Ellis_Island
GPTKB entity
AI-created image of Ellis Island
AI-created image
Statements (34)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:island
historic site
gptkbp:addedToNationalRegisterOfHistoricPlaces October 15, 1966
gptkbp:area 27.5 acres
gptkbp:closed November 12, 1954
gptkbp:connectedTo gptkb:Statue_of_Liberty
gptkb:Liberty_State_Park
gptkbp:coordinates 40.6995°N 74.0396°W
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:currentUse museum and historic site
gptkbp:function immigration inspection station
gptkbp:governingBody gptkb:U.S._Department_of_the_Interior
gptkbp:hasMuseum gptkb:Ellis_Island_National_Museum_of_Immigration
gptkbp:historicalEvent main entry point for immigrants to the United States (1892–1954)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Ellis Island
gptkbp:island artificially expanded
gptkbp:landmarkStatus U.S. National Monument
gptkbp:location gptkb:New_York_Harbor
gptkbp:managedBy gptkb:National_Park_Service
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Samuel_Ellis
gptkbp:nearestCity gptkb:New_York_City
Jersey City
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:cultural_heritage
genealogical research
immigration processing
gptkbp:numberOfImmigrantsProcessed over 12 million
gptkbp:opened January 1, 1892
gptkbp:owner gptkb:Samuel_Ellis
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Statue_of_Liberty_National_Monument
gptkbp:state gptkb:New_Jersey
gptkb:New_York
gptkbp:UNESCO_tentative_list Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island, and Liberty Island
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:New_York
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3