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 President Grover Cleveland dedicated the Statue of Liberty in 1886, more than ten years later than expected.[([[https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/statue-of-liberty-dedicated|history]])]
+===== Symbol Of Hope =====
+The Statue of Liberty became famous after its construction as a symbol of safe entry in the New World for the millions of immigrants who landed in America via neighboring Ellis Island.[([[https://www.nps.gov/stli/learn/historyculture/the-immigrants-statue.htm|nps]])]
+===== Visitors =====
+Every year, over four million people visit the Statue of Liberty.[([[https://www.americamp.co.uk/blog/50-facts-about-the-statue-of-liberty|americamp]])]
+===== Maintenance =====
+The United States Lighthouse Board initially maintained the Statue of Liberty, but it was later transferred to the War Department and subsequently to the National Park Service.[([[http://npshistory.com/publications/stli/short-history.pdf|npshistory]])]
+===== Restoration =====
+President Ronald Reagan led a large rehabilitation program in 1984. To commemorate America's bicentennial, the Statue of Liberty was reopened in 1986.[([[https://www.reaganlibrary.gov/reagans/reagan-administration/reagan-presidency|reaganlibrary]])]
+===== After 9/11 =====
+Liberty Island was closed for 100 days following the 9/11 terrorist attacks, while the Statue of Liberty itself was restricted to tourists until 2004.[([[https://wanderersandwarriors.com/statue-of-liberty-new-york/|wanderersandwarriors]])]
+===== Isere =====
+The statue was brought from Paris to New York by the French ship Isere. However, it was questionable if the monument would arrive safely because the ship nearly capsized in a storm.[([[https://www.felicecalchi.com/the-statue-of-liberty-under-the-skin/|felicecalchi]])]
+===== Unveiling Controversy =====
+Suffrage activists were outraged at the unveiling. How could a female figure represent liberty in New York when American women did not have the right to vote?[([[https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/americans-who-saw-lady-liberty-false-idol-broken-promises-180972285/|smithsonianmag]])]
+===== Crown =====
+There are 25 windows in the crown. The windows are said to depict earth's 'natural minerals'.[([[https://www.funtrivia.com/askft/Question112324.html|funtrivia]])]
+===== Seven Spikes =====
+The idea of liberty brings everyone together. The crown's seven spikes represent the seven continents and seven oceans.[([[https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1986-08-14-8602280882-story.html|chicagotribune]])]

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