In a message dated 7/10/2004 7:59:21 PM Eastern Daylight Time, lysi@comcast.net writes: Ellis island was only Ellis Island between 1892 and 1924. It was called various things before that: Castle Garden, Barge Office, etc. Depends on the years. So the Web site is only for those years. It wasn't the depot for immigrants before that, but it was always Ellis Island <G> Castle Garden etc were in the city proper Eliz