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A few of the words

MANIFEST
Every ship carried a manifest, a long ledger of passengers, and inspectors on the island checked each person against it. Those pages are why so many family trees can be traced today.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
STEERAGE
Steerage was the cheapest berth, down in the lower decks near the ship's steering gear. Most arrivals at Ellis Island crossed this way.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
LIBERTY
The Statue of Liberty was dedicated in 1886, six years before Ellis Island opened. For many passengers it was the first thing they saw of America.Find this word in the grid to read its note.

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Ellis Island word search, free and printable. Steamship decks, a crowded great hall and the first sight of the Statue of Liberty.

About Ellis Island

Between 1892 and 1954, about twelve million people came through the great hall on Ellis Island, most of them after ten days or more at sea. Names were checked against a ship's manifest, a doctor chalked a quick mark on a coat if something needed a second look, and then a ferry took you across to the city. Plenty of us have a grandmother's trunk or a creased ticket stub that started right there.

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