The Statue of Liberty
Liberty Enlightening the World. The Statue of Liberty on Liberty Island in New York Harbor. Dedicated in 1886.
National Register of Historic Places 66000058
UNESCO World Heritage site. Inscribed in 1984.
"The Statue of Liberty, on Liberty or Bedloe's Island, presented to the United States by the French Republic, in commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, was designed by Auguste Bartholdi, and erected in 1886. It is 151 ft. high (to the top of the torch), is made of copper and iron and weights 225 tons. The granite pedestal in which it stands., designed by R.M. Hunt, is 155 ft. high and was contributed by citizens of the United States. ... Near the base of the statue is a tablet with an appropriate sonnet by Miss Emma Lazarus".--Baedeker 1909
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Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more 
