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The Friday Pillar Post

Ed. Condon
Nov 12, 2021
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Happy Friday friends,

A bit of trivia for you this morning: on this day in 1954, Ellis Island officially closed its doors for good as an immigration point of entry into the country. In its heyday, some 12 million people came through the island in New York harbor, their first port of call before scattering across the country to make a new life for themsel…

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