Origin
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, … See more

Location and access
The statue is situated in Upper New York Bay on Liberty Island south of Ellis Island, which together … See more

Hundreds of replicas of the Statue of Liberty are displayed worldwide. A smaller version of the statue, one-fourth the height of the original, was given by the American community in Paris … See more

• Goddess of Liberty, 1888 statue by Elijah E. Myers atop the Texas State Capitol dome in Austin, Texas
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• Miss Freedom, 1889 statue on the dome of the Georgia State Capitol (US) See more

Lighthouse Board and War Department (1886–1933)
When the torch was illuminated on the evening of the statue's dedication, it produced only a faint … See more

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 Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island were … See more

• Statue of Liberty National Monument
• Statue of Liberty–Ellis Island Foundation
• Statue of Liberty – UNESCO World Heritage
• "A Giant's Task – Cleaning Statue of Liberty", Popular Mechanics (February 1932) See more