Castle Garden New York

Castle clinton or fort clinton previously known as castle garden is a circular sandstone fort now located in battery park in manhattan new york city built from 1808 to 1811 it was the first u s.

Castle garden new york. Castle garden was chosen for the site becoming america s first immigrant receiving center and welcoming more than 8 million immigrants before it was closed on april 18 1890. New york passed its own legislation to establish a receiving station for immigrants. Their solution was the country s first immigration station. For the most complete results use asterisks in your search to yield multiple spellings.

The island is the property of the commissioners of emigration containing about 200 acres and situated in the east river a few miles from castle garden. After serving for wellnigh half a century as the reception hall and temporary home of nine million strangers and pilgrims to the shores of the new world castle garden that quaintly ugly. 1855 18 apr. The new york public library is a 501 c 3 ein 13 1887440.

There is no separate set of records for castle garden as there is for ellis island. All of the information that was on their site is accessible from the following resources. In the 1850s new york city and state officials pooled their efforts to create a more protective landing experience. Ward s island new york complementing castle garden for immigrants 1871.

Castle garden immigration center. Ward s island new york contains the state emigrant refuge and hospital institution. 1890 castle garden existed as a processing station for immigrants between 1855 and 1890. Immigration station predating ellis island where more than 8 million people arrived in the united states from 1855 to 1890 over its active life it has also functioned as a beer garden.

In the nearly 40 years span from 1855 to 1890 a facility called castle garden processed incoming immigrants arriving at the port of new york. Castle garden new york from the illustrated american march 1 1890 with additions from other sources transcribed and edited by børge solem 2005 09. Castle garden was succeeded by ellis island in 1892. This resource has been removed.

The documents in this database reflect spellings of the time and may differ from family records. It contains and makes available eleven million records of immigrants who arrived at the port of new york from 1820 1892. America s first immigration center. Ships passenger lists to new york 1 aug.