Biography of annie moore

While New York City ushered in the arrival of with the peals of church bells and the screeching of horns, American dreams danced in the head of a year-old Irish girl anchored off the southern tip of Manhattan. Along with her two younger brothers, the teenager had departed Queenstown, Ireland, on December 20, , aboard the steamship Nevada to start a new life in a new land. After spending 12 days, including Christmas, at sea, the girl from Ireland’s County Cork was just hours away from reuniting with her parents and two older siblings after spending the past four years apart.

Nevada had arrived too late on New Year’s Eve to be processed, which meant its third-class passengers would be the first to pass through the newly built federal immigration station on Ellis Island, which had previously been used as a gunpowder storage facility for the U.S. Navy.

At a.m. on New Year’s Day, a flag on Ellis Island was dipped three times as a signal to transport the first boatload of immigrants

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Anna "Annie" Moore (April 24, – December 6, ) was an Irish émigré who was the first immigrant to the United States to pass through federal immigrant inspection at the Ellis Island station in New York Harbor.

Annie Moore - the first immigrant through Ellis Island

Moore, Annie (–), first immigrant to land on Ellis Island, New York, was born on 24 April in Cork, the second child and only daughter of Matthew Moore and Julia Moore (née Cronin).

Annie Moore Was Ellis Island's First Immigrant. This Is Her ...

Anna "Annie" Moore was an Irish émigré who was the first immigrant to the United States to pass through federal immigrant inspection at the Ellis Island station in New York Harbor.

Annie Moore - Wikipedia

The gangplank was lowered amidst the cheers of the crowd and clanging of bells and year old Annie Moore had the historic honor of being the first immigrant to be processed at Ellis Island.

Remembering Annie Moore, Ellis Island’s First Immigrant

Seventeen-year-old Irish girl Annie Moore was the first of the 12 million who sailed past the Statue of Liberty and started their American stories at Ellis Island in New York City, on January.

Annie Moore Ward : Titanic Survivor - Encyclopedia Titanica

The gangplank was lowered amidst the cheers of the crowd and clanging of bells and year old Annie Moore had the historic honor of being the first immigrant to be processed at Ellis Island.

Annie Moore: The first immigrant processed at Ellis Island ...

On the anniversary of the opening of Ellis Island, learn about the first foreigner who passed through its doors, 17-year-old Irish immigrant.