Statue of Liberty National Monument
- Statue of Liberty National Monument
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National monument,
Liberty Island (
formerly Bedloe'
s Island),
New York Harbor,
New York,
U.
S.
Covering 58 ac (
23 ha),
it includes the colossal statue Liberty Enlightening the World,
sculpted by Frédéric-
Auguste Bartholdi and dedicated in 1886,
and the nearby Ellis Island Museum.
The 302-
ft (
92-
m)
statue of a woman holding a tablet and upraised torch was given to the U.
S.
by France and commemorates the friendship of the two countries;
a plaque at the pedestal'
s entrance is inscribed with a sonnet by Emma Lazarus.
The Statue of Liberty was declared a national monument in 1924;
in 1965 nearby Ellis Island was added to the monument.
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2010.
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