Ellis Island closed as a federal immigration station in 1954 and remained largely unused for years. In 1965 it was added to the Statue of Liberty National Monument under the National Park Service. After an extensive restoration, the island’s main building reopened to the public in 1990 as an immigration museum. Today the restored complex houses the National Museum of Immigration and preserves the history of Ellis Island and the millions of people who passed through it.
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