Lady Liberty’s Modern Day Visitors

There have been throngs of eager visitors, since The Statue of Liberty’s reopening Thursday. Cleanup is complete from Hurricane Sandy’s torrential wrath on Liberty Island.

Sandy inflicted destruction on nearby structures, thankfully sparing the Lady, America’s gift from France, representing our celebration of liberty in a country based on democracy.

The Lady Liberty arrived in a dismantled 350 pieces to New York Harbor on June 17, 1885.

Statue of Liberty arrives. (2013). The History Channel website. Retrieved 2:22, July 4, 2013, from http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/statue-of-liberty-arrives.

Read the NY Times Article : Crowds Line Up to See Storm Survivor, Statue of Liberty