Most of the immigration records burned in a pier fire during the transition to Ellis Island, but it is generally accepted that over 8 million immigrants (and as many as 12 million) were processed through Castle Garden.
Most of the immigration records burned in a pier fire during the transition to Ellis Island. The New York Times, 15 June 1897, Fire on Ellis Island, but it is generally accepted that over 8 million immigrants (and as many as 12 million) were processed through Castle Garden.