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I nto the M elting P ot
From 1892 to 1954, millions of immigrants from nations such as England, Ireland, Germany, and Scandinavian countries entered the United States. During this time, over twelve million immigrants traveled through a small island in New York Harbor—Ellis Island, shown here in the early 1900s.
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