Ellis island. This island for Many Americans is the place where their american story began. 12 to 13 million americans came to this island and to this building in order to be given the okay to go out and start their lives in the late 1800s and early 1900s. Now, a lot of people dont know about ellis island before that time. Im going to talk briefly about ellis island itself. Today were 27 acres in size. But in the original form this island was, it was three acres. A small island in the middle of the harbor. Barely above sea level at high tide. It was a military installation first as a fort during the war of 1812 and eventually during the 1800s as a storage depot. Around 1890 it was decided by the federal government this would be the place they would institute the first building specifically constructed for the processing of immigrants. They did construct the building between 1890 and 1892. The building here is not the first processing center. Its the second. The first was a large wooden
Good afternoon and welcome to the august 25, 2020 regular meeting of the board of supervisors. Madam clerk, please call the roll. [roll call] mr. President , all members are present. Please place your right hand over your heart join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance. [pledge of allegiance] thank you. Behalf of the board, i like to acknowledge the staff of sfgov tv who record each of our meetings and make the transcripts available to the public online. Colleagues, i like to take a few meetings to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th amendment. The 19th amendment which guarantees and protect womens constitutional right to vote was ratified on august 18, 1920. Hundredth anniversary of this historic milestone is to reflect on incredible efforts to secure womens Voting Rights. It is a reminder of the unfinished work ahead of us to fulfill the promise of our democracy. For decades after the ratification of the 19th amendment, many women of color were preven
This island, for Many Americans is the place where their , american story began. A lot of people do not know about ellis island before this time. I am going to talk about ellis island itself. Size, we are 27 acres in but originally it was three acres. A small island in the middle of the harbor that barely came above sea level and highside. T high tide. For most of its life, it was a military installation, and the the world of 1812, and as a storage depot. Somewhere around 1890 it was decided it would be the place of the first building specifically constructed for the processing of emigrants. They did construct that between 1890 and 1892. This is not the first Processing Center. It is the second. The first one burned to the ground during a furnace fire. The federal government decided they needed to build something more permanent, something that would reflect the grandeur, so the structure you see here is andt between 1898 and 1900 it opened in december of 1900. Its a beautiful building
And processing. Today, millions of americans take ferryboats each year to visit ellis island and the statue of liberty. On American History tvs american artifacts, we visit the ellis island museum. We learn about the immigrant experience. Good morning. My name is peter urban. I am a park ranger for the National Park service at ellis island. This island, for Many Americans is the place where their american story began. A lot of people do not know about ellis island before this time. Today we are 27 acres. Originally it was three acres. A small island in the middle of the harbor. Barely came above sea level and highside. For most of his life, it was a military installation, and the world of 1812, and as a storage depot. Somewhere around 1890 it was decided it would be the place the first building specifically constructed for the processing of emigrants. They did construct that between 1890 and 1892. This is not the first Processing Center. It is the second. The first one burned to the gr
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