A friend sent me this animated map by Metrocosm of immigration to America over the centuries. Here’s a snapshot:
Snapshot of US Immigration, 1899, from Metrocosm.
Fascinating data viewer, which I’ve only looked at briefly. They appear to have some other animated maps, which I have not yet examined.
But what I want to know is, why are all the immigrants going to Omaha? More seriously, they could have shown the most popular ports of entry for each year, although I suppose that would been New York and Los Angeles.
