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Ellis Island officially closed on November 12, 1954, after welcoming more than 12 million immigrants since it opened in New York Harbor in 1892. The last person to pass through its gates was a Norwegian sailor, Arne Petersen. The closure came as immigration declined following the introduction of the quota system and the Immigration Act of 1924, as the cost of restoring the island’s buildings rose, and as entry procedures were increasingly handled at U.S. consulates abroad. After decades of neglect, the main building was restored at a cost of $156 million and opened as an immigration museum in 1990, turning the island into a major tourist destination.
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