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    LocationLiberty Island · New York City
    HeightHeight of copper statue (to torch): 151 feet 1 inch (46 meters) · From ground level to torch: 305 feet 1 inch (93 meters)
    DedicatedOctober 28, 1886
    Restored1938, 1984–1986, 2011–2012
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    Development

    According to the National Park Service, the idea of a monument presented by the French people to the United States was first proposed by Édouard René de Laboulaye, president of the French Anti-Slavery Society an… See more

    After dedication

    When the torch was illuminated on the evening of the statue's dedication, it produced only a faint gleam, barely visible from Manhattan. The World characterized it as "more like a glowworm than a beacon." Bartholdi s… See more

    Access and attributes

    The statue is situated in Upper New York Bay on Liberty Island south of Ellis Island, which together comprise the Statue of Liberty National Monument. Both islands were ceded by New York to the federal governmen… See more

    Historical designations

    President Calvin Coolidge officially designated the Statue of Liberty as part of the Statue of Liberty National Monument in 1924. The monument was expanded to also include Ellis Island in 1965. The following year, the St… See more

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