Updated July 22, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff
A look at the role these two islands have played in immigration over the years
| 1892 | Ellis Island opens as an immigration station in New York harbor. |
| 1907 | In a single day, 11,747 immigrants pass through Ellis Island. |
| 1910 | Angel Island opens as an immigration station in San Francisco Bay. |
| 1940 | Angel Island ceases operation. Some 175,000 Chinese immigrants have passed through Angel Island. |
| 1954 | Ellis Island ceases operation. Some 12 million immigrants have passed through Ellis Island. |
| 1990 | The restored Main Building at Ellis Island opens as a museum. |
| 2000 | California voters approve a $15 million proposition to begin full restoration of Angel Island. The entire project is expected to be completed by 2010, the one-hundredth anniversary of the immigration station's opening. |
