The processing center in New York which came before Ellis Island. As errors about it are already on GenyWise, let's use this specific topic to test GW improvements.
The key is to realize that passenger arrival records for the Port of New York include the Castle Garden period. The manifests reveal aliens and citizens alike.
How unfortunate that the original documents were destroyed by the federal government, and only microfilmed copies could be indexed.
Castle Garden - Immigrant Depot, 1855-1890
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What was indexed for Castle Garden.
by Unknown Ancestor
Jul 15, 2009
How unfortunate that the original documents were destroyed by the federal government, and only microfilmed copies could be indexed.