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*Philadelphia, Pennsylvania was an important port of entry to West Virginia, but the major port between 1870 and 1915 was New York, where thousands of European immigrants boarded labor trains headed for the coal fields. The Family History Library and the National Archives have passenger lists for New York for 1820 to 1919, and indexes for 1820 to 1846 and 1897 to 1943. The lists for Philadelphia, Pennsylvania date from 1800 to 1916 with indexes for 1800 to 1948. These lists may also be found at [http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/default.aspx?rt=40 ancestry.com.] FamilySearch.org also has an index to passengers arriving in Atlantic and Gulf ports titled {{RecordSearch|1921756|United States, Index to Passenger Arrivals, Atlantic and Gulf Ports, 1820-1874.}} More detailed information on U.S. immigration sources is in [[United States Emigration and Immigration]]. | *Philadelphia, Pennsylvania was an important port of entry to West Virginia, but the major port between 1870 and 1915 was New York, where thousands of European immigrants boarded labor trains headed for the coal fields. The Family History Library and the National Archives have passenger lists for New York for 1820 to 1919, and indexes for 1820 to 1846 and 1897 to 1943. The lists for Philadelphia, Pennsylvania date from 1800 to 1916 with indexes for 1800 to 1948. These lists may also be found at [http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/default.aspx?rt=40 ancestry.com.] FamilySearch.org also has an index to passengers arriving in Atlantic and Gulf ports titled {{RecordSearch|1921756|United States, Index to Passenger Arrivals, Atlantic and Gulf Ports, 1820-1874.}} More detailed information on U.S. immigration sources is in [[United States Emigration and Immigration]]. | ||