Members of the Mid-Atlantic Regional Council took a behind-the-scenes tour of Ellis Island.[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Caption: Members of the Mid-Atlantic Regional Council took a behind-the-scenes tour of Ellis Island Ellis Island, island, c.27 acres (10.9 hectares), in Upper New York Bay, SW of Manhattan island. Government-controlled since 1808, it was long the site of an arsenal and a fort, but most famously served (1892–1954) as the chief immigration station of the United . (Back Row left to right) Tom Donlin, Gerry Byrne For the footballer, see . Gerry Byrne, sworn in as a member of the PC at the age of 35, Byrne has been a MP in Canada since 1996 when, at the age of 29 he successfully ran, and won, in a byelection in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador. , Paul Nicholson Paul Nicholson (born June 16, 1954 in Listowel, Ontario) is a retired Canadian ice hockey forward who played for the Washington Capitals. He was originally selected in 1974 by the Capitals, and by the Michigan Stags of the World Hockey Association. , Tom Ross, Bill Foelsch, Bill Wert, (Front row left to right) Dina Trunzo, Maria Olshansky, Denise Lanza, Cindie Sullivan, Diane Sills, Dawn Thompson, Karen Hesser and Bill Zimmermann don hard hats because of renovations to the site. |
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