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Liberty Island timeline
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When Did the US Get the Statue of Liberty? The Full Story Behind America’s Icon
Behind the scenes, the statue’s journey was fraught with political tension. France, led by sculptor Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi and engineer Gustave Eiffel, had...
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The Statue of Liberty’s Grand Finale: When Was It Really Completed?
The project’s origins trace back to 1865, when French historian Édouard de Laboulaye proposed a monument to celebrate American democracy and the abolition of...