Liberty's Symbols

Liberty's Symbols (HMX9C)

Location: New York, NY 10004 New York County
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Country: United States of America
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N 40° 41.318', W 74° 2.647'

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The Statue of Liberty conveys its message of freedom through a number of dramatic symbols. The broken shackles at her feet signify escape from tyranny. In her left arm, she holds a tablet of law inscribed in Roman numerals the date of the American Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776. Her crown's seven rays suggest the seven seas and seven continents. Most significant of all, however, her torch and flame symbolize truth and justice enlightening the world. Perhaps no poem brings these symbols to life more than "The New Colossus," a sonnet written by Emma Lazarus in 1883 as an attempt to raise funds for the pedestal's completion.

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The New Colossus

Not like the brazen giant of Greek fame,
With conquering limbs astride from land to land,
Here at our sea-washed, sunset-gates shall stand
A mighty woman with a torch, whose flame
Is the imprisoned lightning and her name
Mother of Exiles. From her beacon-hand
Glows world-wide welcome, her mild eyes command
The air-bridged harbor that twin cities frame.

"Keep, ancient lands, your storied pomp!" cries she,
With silent lips, "Give me your tired, your poor,
Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,
The wretched refuse of your teeming shore,
Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me,
I lift my lamp beside the golden door!"
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HM NumberHMX9C
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Placed ByNational Park Service
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Date Added Monday, October 27th, 2014 at 4:51pm PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)18T E 580768 N 4504632
Decimal Degrees40.68863333, -74.04411667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 40° 41.318', W 74° 2.647'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds40° 41' 19.08" N, 74° 2' 38.82" W
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Area Code(s)212, 917, 646, 516, 347,
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 1 Liberty Island, New York NY 10004, US
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