Ellis Island Meetup➢
I’d mentioned the Ellis Island Hard Hat Tour to some club members at the 2023 convention. Several people expressed enthusiasm for a group tour, so I decided to organize one in May 2024. Half of us took the ferry from Liberty State Park in New Jersey near the historic Central Railroad of NJ terminal. The rest arrived via Castle Clinton in New York City. We all met at the Arrivals Building. Some toured the museum of immigration or watched the park film while waiting for our excursion to begin. Eleven of us had a great tour of the abandoned hospital complex. My husband and I spent some time afterwards on Liberty Island.
Central Railroad of NJ➢
The Central Railroad of New Jersey Terminal in Jersey City was one of five passenger railroad terminals on the Hudson Waterfront during the 1800s to 1900s. Hoboken is the only one of the five still in use today. The Jersey City, or Communipaw, terminal was built in 1889 and operated through 1967.
Along with nearby Ellis Island and the Statue of Liberty, the terminal was part of the immigration era. Over ten million immigrants entered the country through this station.
The terminal is on the National Register of Historic Places and was incorporated into Liberty State Park. Hurricane Sandy damaged the terminal in 2012 and it reopened in 2016. We met up with some of the group here and boarded the ferry for Ellis Island.
NPTC Ellis Island Meetup➢
- Ellis Island Hard Hat Tour
- Central Railroad of NJ
- Ellis Island Arrivals Building
- Statue of Liberty NM
Location: 1 Audrey Zapp Dr, Jersey City, NJ
Designation: State Park, NRHP
Date designated/established: September 12, 1975
Date of my visit: May 18, 2024
