The Statue of Liberty has stood in New York’s harbor for 128 years, since 1886. In order to secure her spot there, the statue's creator worked hard to promote his statue concept.
Statue of Liberty
- By Dora Mekouar
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Visitors move toward the base of the Statue of Liberty on Bedloe’s Island in New York’s harbor on July 12, 1948.
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Liberty's torch on display at the World’s Fair in Philadelphia in 1876 to raise money and public enthusiasm.
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To test the design, the statue was first put together in a neighborhood in Paris near the Parc Monceau.
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Liberty was inaugurated on October 28, 1886 in a heavy fog. Bartholdi tugged an enormous French flag from her face to reveal her to the world.