The Statue of Liberty

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The Statue of Liberty

• By Heather J. McEligot

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• The Statue of Liberty is one of the best known
  American landmarks. It was a gift to the United
  States from France to honor their alliance during
  the American Revolution on July 4, 1884 to
  commemorate the 100 anniversary of the American
  Revolution. It was dedicated on October 28, 1886.

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Liberty Island

• The Statue of Liberty is located on Liberty
  Island, which was once known as Bedloe's Island.
• Liberty Island is located in the New York harbor
  near Ellis Island. The statue welcomed new
  immigrants to the United States who entered the
  country through Ellis Island between 1892 and
  1954.

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The Designers

• The Statue of Liberty was designed by the French
  sculptor Frédéric Bartholdi.
• The figure was formed of copper sheets wrapped
  into an iron framework as part of a support
  system devised by the French civil engineer
  Alexandre Gustave Eiffel.
• The pedestal was designed by the American
  architect Richard Morris Hunt.

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Measurements of Lady Liberty

• Total weight of statue 450,000 pounds (225
  tons)
• Total height of the statue 111 feet, 1 inch tall
  

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Lady Libertys Shoe Size

• Length of sandal
• 25'-0"
• US Women's Shoe Size based on standard formula
  879
• (Length (inches) 7.333 (US Women's
  Size-1/3)

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Lady Libertys Crown

• 7 Spikes in the Crown represent- Either Seven
  Seas   Arctic, Antarctic, North South
  Atlantic, North
• South Pacific, Indian.- Or Seven
  Continents   North and South America, Europe,
  Asia,
• Africa, Antarctica, Australia

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How many steps would it take to get to the top?

• Steps to crown 354 steps (22 stories). This
  height is not recommended for those with health
  problems.
• Steps from ground to top of pedestal 192

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The New Colossus

• Originally conceived as a gesture of
  international friendship, the statue has become a
  global symbol of freedom.
• Marking the arrival of millions of immigrants to
  the U.S.
• In 1903 the sonnet The New Colossus by the U.S.
  poet Emma Lazarus was inscribed at the main
  entrance to the pedestal.

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• Emma Lazarus

Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled
masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched
refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the
homeless, tempest-tost to me, I lift my lamp
beside the golden door!
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Can you go inside the statue?

• The Statue has been closed since September 11,
  2001 when the World Trade Center was destroyed by
  terrorists, the longest closure in its history,
  exceeding the period of closure for the two-year
  restoration in 1986.
• It reopened August 3, 2004. Visitors are only
  allowed to climb the statue's 154-foot-tall
  pedestal and thecrown remains closed.

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Web References

• http//www.kidport.com/RefLib/SocialStudies/Landma
  rks/StatueLiberty.htm
• http//www.endex.com/gf/buildings/liberty/libertyf
  acts.htm
• http//www.endex.com/gf/buildings/liberty/solnews/
  sol20usat20040206.htm
• http//www.historychannel.com/perl/print_book.pl?I
  D214751

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Image References

• Slide 1 The Statue of Liberty
  http//www.kidport.com/RefLib/SocialStudies/Landma
  rks/StatueLiberty.htm
• Slide 2 France Flag and United States Flag
• http//www.exelonenergy.com/.../
  499_france_flag.gifhttp//www.gotomymall.com/usa/
  
• Slide 3 View of Fort Woods Wall
• http//www.endex.com/gf/buildings/liberty/solfo
  rtwood.htm
• Slide 4 Postage Stamp
• http//www.endex.com/gf/buildings/liberty/lib
  ertyfacts.htm
• Slide 5 Measurements of Lady Liberty
  http//www.endex.com/gf/buildings/liberty/libertyf
  acts.htm

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Image References

• Slide 6 Lady Libertys Feet
  http//www.endex.com/gf/buildings/liberty/libertyf
  acts.htm
• Slide 7 Lady Libertys Crown
• http//www.nationaltrust.org/Magazine/archiv
  es/arc_news/080304.htm
• Slide 8 The Statue of Liberty
• http//www.bernhardt.org.uk/images/usa/sta
  tue20of20liberty.JPG
• Slide 9 The The New Colossushttp//www.endex.com
  /gf/buildings/liberty/libertyfacts.htm
• Slide 10 Emma Lazarus
• http//www.boloji.com/literature/00104.htm
  
• Slide 11 Statue of Liberty with Twin Towers
• http//www.nps.gov/remembrance/statue/