the name ellis island came from samuel ellis.
the name ellis island came from samuel ellis.
where did the name ellis island come from?
samuel ellis
stevens, who observed that the ellis family still owned most of the island, suggested selling off the land to the federal government. samuel ryerson, one of samuel ellis's grandsons, deeded the island to john a. berry in 1806. the remaining portion of the island was acquired by condemnation the next year, and it was ceded to the united states on june 30, 1808, for $10,000. lieutenant colonel jonathan williams, placed in charge of new york harbor defenses in the early 1800s, proposed several new fortifications around the harbor as part of the second system of fortifications. the new fortifications included increased firepower and improved weaponry. the war department established a circular stone 14-gun battery, a mortar battery (possibly of six mortars), magazine, and barracks. the fort was initially called crown fort, but by the end of the war of 1812 the battery was named fort gibson, in honor of colonel james gibson of the 4th regiment of riflemen, who was killed in the war during the siege of fort erie. the fort was not used in combat during the war, and instead served as a barracks for the 11th regiment, as well as a jail for british prisoners of war.immediately after the end of the war of 1812, fort gibson was largely used as a recruiting depot. the fort went into decline due to under-utilization, and it was being jointly administered by the u.s. army and navy by the mid-1830s. around this time, in 1834, the extant portions of ellis island was declared to be an exclave of new york within the waters of new jersey. the era of joint administration was short-lived: the army took over the fort's administration in 1841, demoted the fort to an artillery battery, and stopped garrisoning the fort, leaving a small navy guard outside the magazine. by 1854, battery gibson contained an 11-gun battery, three naval magazines, a short railroad line, and several auxiliary structures such as a cookhouse, gun carriage house, and officers' quarters. the army continued to maintain the fort until 1860, when it abandoned the weapons at battery gibson. the artillery magazine was expanded in 1861, during the american civil war, and part of the parapet was removed.
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ellis island is a former immigrant processing station in new york harbor.









































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bullet::::- "ellis island" (miniseries), 1984 british miniseries









































bullet::::- "ellis island" (1936 film), a 1936 american crime film









































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bullet::::- "", a 2002 work for actors and orchestra by american composer peter boyer









































bullet::::- "ellis island", a 2001 album by the irish tenors









































bullet::::- ellis island sound, instrumental band from london, england









































bullet::::- "ellis island", a 2015 song by the corrs ("white light" album)









































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bullet::::- "ellis island" (novel), 1983 historical novel by fred mustard stewart









































section::::places.
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