Isabel C's List: Statue Of Liberty

• Both Liberty and Ellis Islands were largely submerged by the storm surge from Hurricane Sandy.
• On October 29, 2012, flood waters from Hurricane Sandy covered 75% of Liberty Island
• Liberty Island was in the direct path of a massive storm

  • I did not know that it was in the direct path of the storm! Wow!
• iberty Island, that meant nearly 75% of the

  • I'm surprised that it took over almost 75% of the statue and that was the amount of water that was covering it!
• island was under water according to Statue of Liberty

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• Thickness of copper sheeting is: 3/32 in. or the thickness of two pennies placed together.
• Weight of copper: 62,000 lbs. (31 tons)
    Weight of steel: 250,000 lbs. (125 tons)
    Weight of concrete foundation: 54,000,000 lbs
    Thickness of copper sheeting is: 3/32 in. or the thickness of two pennies placed together.
• Weight of concrete foundation: 54,000,000 lbs

  • I thought this was insane! I would've never guessed it would weigh that much!
• Thickness of copper sheeting is: 3/32 in. or the thickness of two pennies placed together.
• Thickness of copper sheeting is: 3/32 in. or the thickness of two pennies placed together.
• Thickness of copper sheeting is: 3/32 in. or the thickness of two pennies placed together.
• Thickness of copper sheeting is: 3/32 in. or the thickness of two pennies placed together.
• Thickness of copper sheeting is: 3/32 in. or the thickness of two pennies placed together.
• Weight of copper: 62,000 lbs. (31 tons)
    Weight of steel: 250,000 lbs. (125 tons)
    Weight of concrete foundation: 54,000,000 lbs
    Thickness of copper sheeting is: 3/32 in. or the thickness of two pennies placed together.
• Thickness of copper sheeting is: 3/32 in. or the thickness of two pennies placed together.
• Thickness of copper sheeting is: 3/32 in. or the thickness of two pennies placed together.
• Thickness of copper sheeting is: 3/32 in. or the thickness of two pennies placed together.
• Thickness of copper sheeting is: 3/32 in. or the thickness of two pennies placed together.
• Thickness of copper sheeting is: 3/32 in. or the thickness of two pennies placed together.
• Weight of copper: 62,000 lbs.
• Weight of steel: 250,000 lbs
• Weight of concrete foundation: 54,000,000 lbs
• Thickness of copper sheeting is: 3/32 in. or the thickness of two
• pennies placed together.

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• ndship from the people of France to the United States and is a universal symbol of freedom and democracy. The Statue of Liberty was dedicated on October 28, 1886, designated as a National Monument in 1924 and restored for her centennial on July 4, 1986.

   

   

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• gift of friendship from the people of France to the United States
• The Statue of Liberty Enlightening the World
• tatue of Liberty Enlightening the World was a gift of friendship from the people of France to the United States and is a universal symbol of freedom and democracy. The Statue of Liberty was ded
• symbol of freedom and democracy.
• dedicated on October 28, 1886
• July 4, 1986

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• The Statue of Liberty
• was to be a joint effort between the United States and France.
• France would build and design the Statue
• part and United States would complete the pedestal that would hold Lady Liberty.
• Until 1901, the Statue of Liberty was the responsibility of the United States Lighthouse Board
• Ellis Island was transferred into the National Park Service in 1965 and became part of the Statue of Liberty
• Ronald Reagan wanted to restore the Statue of Liberty in 1982.

  • I didn't know that Reagan wanted to restore the statue. I just read about it and thought it was pretty interesting!
• Monument.
• The Statue of Liberty was closed a 100 days after September 11, 2001.

  • I heard about the Statue of Liberty closing after 9/11. A lot of people weren't able to go inside or even close to it until around 2010 or so.

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• n the city. The statue stands about 35 feet high and is located on a small island in the River Seine, about a mile south of the Eiffel Tower.

   

   

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  The Model

    

   

  The model for the face of the statue is reputed to be the sculptor's mother, Charlotte Bartholdi.

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  The Sandals

    

   

  Lady Liberty's sandals are 25 feet long, making her shoe size 879.

• emains closed. Legislation has been proposed to reopen the inside of the statue to the public, but until then visitors can view the interior framework through the pedestal's glass ceiling.

   

   

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  The View

    

   

  Until September 11, 2001, the Statue of Liberty was open to the public and visitors were able to climb the winding staircase inside the statue to the top of her crown for a spectacular view of New York Harbor.

• ants as they sailed through New York Harbor on their way to nearby Ellis Island.

   

   

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  Visitors

    

   

  More than four million people visit the Statue of Liberty each year.

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• Auguste Bartholdi thought that the New York harbor was the perfect setting for his masterpiece because it was "where people get their first view of the New World."
• The statue was to be a symbol of welcome for all immigrants coming to America, as well as a universal symbol of freedom.
• Visitors must climb 354 stairs to reach the Statue of Liberty's crown (or take an elevator to a lower lookout point).
• There are 25 windows in Lady Liberty's crown.
• The seven spikes on the Statue of Liberty's crown represent either the seven oceans or the seven continents.
• The Staue of Liberty weighs 450,000 pounds (204, 100 kilograms).

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• Liberty's right hand holds a torch that is a symbol of liberty.
• Liberty was designed by the French sculptor Frederic Auguste Bartholdi.

• In order to transport Lady Liberty to New York, the statue was dismantled into 300 pieces and packed into 214 wooden crates.
• There are 354 steps inside the statue and its pedestal and 25 viewing windows in the crown.
• On July 4, 1884, the 151-foot-tall, 225-ton Statue of Liberty was delivered to the American Ambassador in Paris.
• In order to transport Lady Liberty to New York, the statue was dismantled into 300 pieces and packed into 214 wooden crates.
• Unfortunately, a lack of funds in the United States delayed the building of the pedestal.
• The Statue of Liberty is just over 305 feet high from the ground to the tip of her torch.

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• The Statue of Liberty was designed by French sculptor Frederic Bartholdi.
• A broken chain also lies at the feet of the statue which is hard to see from the ground.
• The head of the statue was displayed at the World's Fair in Paris, 1878.
• Liberty Island was previously called Bledloe's Island.

  • I never would've guessed or known this! This surprised me.

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• The base of the Statue of Liberty's pedestal contains exhibits on the monument's history
• Statue of Liberty's torch was halted for good after German operatives set off an explosion on the nearby Black Tom peninsula in July 1916, during World War I.
• Between 1892 and 1954, some 12 million immigrants were processed on Ellis Island before receiving permission to enter the United States.

  • 12 million immigrants? That's so many people that weren't able to enter the United States!
• Looming above New York Harbor nearby, the Statue of Liberty provided a majestic welcome to those passing through Ellis Island.

  • The Statue of Liberty is such a beautiful place to go if you ever have the chance! It's very popular and looks so nice in New York!

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