b. 1877

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b. 1877

Annie Moore

first in line for America
1999
On January 1, 1892, the day of her fifteenth-birthday, Irish Annie Moore becomes the first immigrant of any nationality to set foot on American soil at the Immigrant Landing Station on Ellis Island.

Dreaming of America

an Ellis Island story
2000
Annie Moore cares for her two younger brothers on board the ship sailing from Ireland to America where she becomes the first immigrant processed through Ellis Island, January 1, 1892, her fifteenth birthday.
Cover image of Dreaming of America
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