Statue of Liberty

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The large copper statue that stands on Liberty Island in New York Harbor is a remembrance of our Nation's freedom. France gave the statue to America in 1884 as a symbol of friendship and of the liberty that citizens enjoy under a free form of government. The statues proper name is Liberty Enlightening the World. The statue represents a proud woman, dressed in a loose robe that falls in graceful folds to the top of the pedestal on which the statue stands. The right arm holds a great torch raised high in the air. The left arm grasps a tablet bearing the date of the Declaration of Independence. A crown with huge spikes, like sun rays, rests on her head. At her feet is a broken shackle, which symbolizes the overthrow of tyranny.

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