Major European Ports of Departure for Immigrants
A View of Boston Harbor, East Boston from State Street, 1904. GGA Image ID # 1faf6aac7a
Immigrants from European countries provided the largest portion of immigrants to the United States and Canada. Below are the primiary ports of departure for the major steamship lines from the 1880s through 1954.
United Kindom and Ireland
Scandinavian Countries
Germany
France
Benolux Countries
- Antwerp, Belgium
- Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Rotterdam, Netherlands