Little Oyster Island

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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.

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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

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Ellis Island previousName Little Oyster Island