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Opening and First Immigrant

Name: Opening and First Immigrant
Start: 1892-01-01
Location: Ellis Island

When: 1892-01-01
Where: Ellis Island
Part of: Ellis Island opens as the federal immigration station

Ellis Island opened on January 1, 1892, with Annie Moore as the first immigrant processed at the new federal station.

The station opened on January 1, 1892. Annie Moore, a 17-year-old Irish immigrant from County Cork, was the first person to pass through federal inspection. She arrived aboard the steamship Nevada with her two brothers to join their parents in the United States.

Sources

Ellis Island Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-09
Annie Moore (immigrant) Wikipedia, revision of 2026-02-26

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