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Our Fair Lady Statue of Liberty Fact Sheet
A compact summary of the Statue of Liberty’s origins and facts: it honors Franco American alliance, funded by French subscription, based on Bartholdi’s mother, made of hammered copper on a steel frame, patina preserved, link to Fort Wood and the 11 point star, located on Liberty Island with 21 residents staff, governing by New York and New Jersey, open daily except fog interruptions.
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France
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Auguste Bartholdi
Brooklyn
Old Fort Wood