Angel Island | |
 Angel Island Dormitory | |
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| Nearest city | Tiburon, California |
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| Coordinates | 37°52′11″N 122°25′34″W / 37.8697°N 122.4260°W |
| Area | 20 acres (8.1 ha)[2] |
| Built | started 1905; opened 1910 |
| Architect | Walter J. Mathews[2] |
| Architectural style | Mission/Spanish Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 71000164[1] |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | October 14, 1971 |
| Designated NHLD | December 9, 1997[3] |
Angel Island Immigration Station was an immigration station in San Francisco Bay which operated from January 21, 1910, to November 5, 1940,[4] where immigrants entering the United States were detained and interrogated. Angel Island is an island in San Francisco Bay. It is currently a State Park administered by California State Parks and a California Historical Landmark. The island was originally a fishing and hunting site for Coastal Miwok Indians, then it was a haven for Spanish explorer Juan Manuel de Ayala. Later, it was developed as a cattle ranch, then, starting with the Civil War, the island served as a U.S. Army post. During the island's Immigration Station period, the island held hundreds of thousands of immigrants, the majority from China, Japan, India, Mexico and the Philippines. The detention facility was considered ideal because of its isolated location, making it very easy to control immigrants, contain outbreaks of disease, and enforce the new immigration laws.[5] The station is listed on the National Register of Historic Places under the title Angel Island, U.S. Immigration Station, and is a National Historic Landmark. The station is open to the public as a museum – "a place for reflection and discovery of our shared history as a nation of immigrants".[6]
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ a b "U.S. Immigration Station, Angel Island San Francisco Bay, California". nps.gov. Retrieved August 17, 2018.
- ^ California NHL List
- ^ "The History of Angel Island: The Ellis Island of the West". San Francisco Travel. Retrieved December 15, 2015.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
Angel Island Conservancywas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "A Place of Reflection and Discovery". Angel Island Immigration Station Foundation. Retrieved August 17, 2018.