The Immigrants by sculptor Luis Sanguino in Battery Park near Castle Clinton,which served as a processing facility for newly arrived immigrants from 1855 to 1890.The inscription on the base reads: "DEDICATED TO THE PEOPLE OF ALL NATIONS WHO ENTERED AMERICA THROUGH CASTLE GARDEN IN MEMORY OF SAMUEL RUDIN 1896-1975 WHOSE PARENTS ARRIVED IN AMERICA IN 1883"
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