Statue of Liberty

[B and R] New York - Part 3

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November 25th 2007
On Saturday we revisited Central Park in the morning, and later in the afternoon caught a ferry from Manhattan to Staten Island which passes close to the Statue of Liberty. Although the ferry doesn’t stop at the statue itself we got spectacular views of the statue and the city (you can’t go up it anymore for security reasons so we weren’t too worried about going there). We spent our final d ... read more

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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