<Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> (1874 - 04 - 24) April 24, 1874 Ireland </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> December 6, 1924 (1924 - 12 - 06) (aged 50) </Td> </Tr> <P> Anna "Annie" Moore (April 24, 1874--December 6, 1924) was an Irish immigrant who was the first immigrant to the United States to pass through federal immigrant inspection at the Ellis Island station in New York Harbor . </P> <P> Moore arrived from County Cork, Ireland aboard the steamship called the Nevada on January 1, 1892 . It was reported that her arrival was on her 15th birthday, but records in Ireland reveal that her birthday was in May and she was actually 17 . Her brothers, Anthony and Philip, who journeyed with her, had just turned 15 and 12, respectively . As the first person to be processed at the newly opened facility, she was presented with an American $10 gold piece from an American Official, which is the equivalent of $272 in 2015 dollars accounting for inflation . </P>

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