Data Source: nps.gov
Source: nytimes.com
In 1865, a French political intellectual and anti-slavery activist named Edouard de Laboulaye proposed that a statue representing liberty be built for the United States thereby honoring the United States’ centennial of independence and the friendship with France.
The Statue arrived in New York Harbor on June 17, 1885, and was met with great fanfare.
Once the pedestal was completed in the U.S. in 1886, the Statue was reassembled with surprising speed by a fearless construction crew - many of whom were new immigrants. All construction materials were hoisted up by steam driven cranes and derricks. In order to sculpt the Statue’s skin Eiffel used the repoussé technique by molding light-weight copper sheets and hammering them onto the Statue’s hallowed wooden framework.
In October, 1886, the statue of “Liberty Enlightening the World” was officially unveiled. Parades on land and sea honored the Statue while flags and music filled the air to over one million people.
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