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On June 17, 1885, the dismantled Statue of Liberty, a gift of friendship from the people of France to the people of America, arrives in New York Harbor after being shipped across the Atlantic Ocean in 350 individual pieces packed in more than 200 cases. The copper and iron statue, which was reassembled and dedicated the following year in a ceremony presided over by U.S. President Grover Cleveland, became known around the world as an enduring symbol of freedom and democracy.
On June 17, 1885, the dismantled Statue of Liberty, a gift of friendship from the people of France to the people of America, arrives in New York Harbor after being shipped across the Atlantic Ocean in 350 individual pieces packed in more than 200 cases. The copper and iron statue, which was reassembled and dedicated the following year in a ceremony presided over by U.S. President Grover Cleveland, became known around the world as an enduring symbol of freedom and democracy.
Statue of Liberty arrives in New York Harbor
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It is a beauty. Maybe, one day, I'll visit the city and it's many landmarks.
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GySgt Thomas Vick
I hope you get the chance to visit the Statue of Liberty especially, it's very moving.
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She is one beautiful lady! I saluted her from the cabin of a Pan Am 747 as I departed for Europe in 1973 and each time I flew over her for the next three years. Mr. Eifel’s design was truly inspired. I never had the opportunity to take a photo of her, but I did take one of his other famous creation, the Eiffel Tower as background to my shot of another beautiful lady, my bride in 1975.
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