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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1BMM_flight-on-governors-island_New-York-NY.html
The new Governors Island landfill was only just complete - a largely empty dust blown expanse of over 100 acres - when it gained fame for its role in the budding aviation industry. In 1909, the Hudson-Fulton Celebration took place to commemorate t…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMXAG_statue-facts_New-York-NJ.html
Height from base to torch ? ? ? ? ? 151' 1" ? ? ? (46.50m)Pedestal foundation to torch ? ? ? 305' 1" ? ? ? (92.99m)Length of hand ?? ? ? ? ? ? ??? ? ? ? ? ? 16' 5" ? ?? ? (5.00m)Index finger ? ? ? ? ?? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?? ? 8' 0" ? ?? ? ? (2.44m)Si…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMXA9_the-new-colossus_New-York-NJ.html
In 1883, a young writer, Emma Lazarus, donated a poem to an auction raising funds for the pedestal of the Statue of Liberty. "The New Colossus" vividly depicted the Statue of Liberty as offering refuge from the miseries of Europe. The sonnet recei…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMXA6_emma-lazarus_New-York-NJ.html
Emma Lazarus was born into a prominent fourth generation Jewish family, one of the oldest in New York City, on July 22, 1849. Her father recognized Emma's talent for writing at an early age and encouraged her work. In 1866, when Emma was seventeen…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMXA5_mother-of-exiles_New-York-NJ.html
Between 1886 and 1924, 14 million immigrants entered America through New York. The Statue of Liberty was a reassuring sign that they had arrived in the land of their dreams. To these anxious newcomers, the Statue's uplifted torch did not suggest "…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMXA4_symbolism_New-York-NJ.html
"In all ages, the achievements of man and his aspirations have been represented by symbols" noted an official at the dedication of the Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor more than 100 years ago. Although unaware at the time of the importance of…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMXA3_inside-the-statue_New-York-NJ.html
Fr?d?ric-Auguste Bartholdi chose to build the Statue of Liberty out of copper - a lightweight metal - critical for such a large work. In order to fashion the metal, the sculptor had to first make full size sections of the Statue out of plaster. Fo…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMXA2_new-york-sculptures_New-York-NJ.html
The French government commissioned Bartholdi to create a sculpture of the Marquis de Lafayette as a gift to America for its support during the Franco-Prussian War. The sculpture shows Lafayette offering his heart and his sword to the colonists fig…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMXA0_the-new-colossus_New-York-NJ.html
The Statue of Liberty was the first statue designed by Bartholdi to be completed. Earlier, in the 1850s, while traveling in Egypt, the Nubia and Ethiopia, he designed an immense lighthouse for the opening of the Suez Canal in Egypt, but the design…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMX9Z_bartholdi_New-York-NJ.html
Born in Colmar, France in 1834, Frederic Auguste Bartholdi was one of the most celebrated sculptors of the nineteenth century. He is most famous for creating the Statue of Liberty which was dedicated in 1886. In his fifty-two years as an artist…
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