Civics: Angel and Ellis Islands Timeline 1890-2000

Links to History: Angel & Ellis Islands

1890

1892 Ellis Island opens as an immigration station in New York harbor.

1900

1907 In a single day, 11,747 immigrants pass through Ellis Island.

1910

1910 Angel Island opens as an immigration station in San Francisco Bay.

1920

1930

1940

1940 Angel Island ceases operation. Some 175,000 Chinese immigrants have passed through Angel Island.

1950

1954 Ellis Island ceases operation. Some 12 million immigrants have passed through Ellis Island.

1960

1970

1980

1990

1990 The restored Main Building at Ellis Island opens as a museum.

2000

2000 California voters approve a $15 million proposition to begin full restoration of Angel Island.