by Rod Chase
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Statue of LIberty was given to the United States by France in 1886. The
idea for the gift was conceived at a dinner party in 1865. She was
sculpted by Frederic Bartholdi, and Gustave Eiffel served as the
structural engineer. It was fabricated using the Repousse Process and
was completed in 1884. The statue was presented to the U.S. on July 4,
1884 and was dismantled and shipped to America in early 1885 on the
French frigate "Isere". There were 214 crates holding 350
pieces on the journey across the Atlantic.
On October 28, 1886, President Grover Cleveland officially accepted the Statue saying: "We will not forget that liberty here made her home; nor shall her chosen altar be neglected." It is ironic that it was President Cleveland who vetoed funding for the pedestal in 1884, making private fundraising necessary. The Statue of Liberty was designated a National Monument on October 15, 1924. The ships shown in this painting sailed past Liberty in 2000. Many Tall Ships gathered around her at her 100th birthday in July 1986. It was a sight to behold!
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