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Ellis Island officially opened as an immigration station on January 1, 1892. Seventeen-year-old Annie Moore, from County Cork, Ireland was the first immigrant to be processed at the new federal immigration depot.
The entire island was abandoned and fell into disrepair after Ellis Island closed in 1954, but just more than 10 years later, it was recognized as a national treasure: in 1966, Ellis island was officially made part of Statue of Liberty National Monument and listed on the National Register of Historic Places.