Little Oyster Island
E50650
Little Oyster Island is the former name of Ellis Island, the historic immigration station in New York Harbor that served as the primary entry point for millions of immigrants to the United States.
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | former name ⓘ |
| administeredBy |
National Park Service
ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. National Park Service (as Ellis Island)
|
| associatedWithEvent | mass immigration to the United States ⓘ |
| associatedWithTimePeriod |
early 20th century
ⓘ
late 19th century ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| currentUse | museum of immigration (as Ellis Island) ⓘ |
| formerNameOf | Ellis Island ⓘ |
| hasCoordinateLocation | approximate coordinates 40.699°N 74.040°W (as Ellis Island) ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance | symbol of the American immigrant experience (as Ellis Island) ⓘ |
| hasFunction | immigration processing center (as Ellis Island) ⓘ |
| hasHeritageStatus | listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places (as Ellis Island) ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalNameRelation | Ellis Island ⓘ |
| hasTransportationAccess |
ferry service from Manhattan (as Ellis Island)
ⓘ
ferry service from New Jersey (as Ellis Island) ⓘ |
| hasUse | site of immigration station (historically, as Ellis Island) ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | part of Statue of Liberty National Monument (as Ellis Island) ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
New York Harbor estuarine system
ⓘ
surface form:
New York Harbor
|
| locatedInBodyOfWater |
New York Harbor estuarine system
ⓘ
surface form:
New York Harbor
|
| locatedInCountry | United States of America ⓘ |
| locatedInJurisdiction |
New York City
ⓘ
New York ⓘ
surface form:
New York State
|
| locatedNear |
Liberty Island
ⓘ
Statue of Liberty ⓘ |
| partOf |
New York metropolitan area
ⓘ
Port of New York and New Jersey ⓘ Upper New York Bay ⓘ |
| replacedByName | Ellis Island ⓘ |
| significantFor | history of immigration to the United States ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.