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The first
A gift from the people of France
The statue was a gift to the United States from the people of France. Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi designed it, Gustave Eiffel built its metal framework, and it was dedicated on October 28, 1886.
1886the year it was dedicated, on October 28
The drive
A newspaper drive to finish the project
The French people were to finance the statue and the United States to build the pedestal. Fundraising proved difficult, especially for the Americans, and publisher Joseph Pulitzer of the New York World started a drive for donations to finish the project.
A turn
The torch arm went on show first
Bartholdi finished the head and the torch-bearing arm before the rest was designed, and they were shown for publicity. The arm stood in Madison Square Park in Manhattan from 1876 to 1882.
Ellis Island
About twelve million immigrants were processed on Ellis Island
Ellis Island was the busiest immigrant inspection and processing station in the United States. From 1892 to 1954, about 12 million immigrants were processed there, and by one estimate two-fifths of Americans may be descended from them.
Day 3, morning
Next is National September 11 Memorial and Museum.
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