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Statue of Liberty facts and quirky myths from OCR
A fragmented excerpt outlines the Statue of Liberty with claims about its French cost funding the American Revolution alliance, the mother of Bartholdi as the model, green makeup and bathing, copper skin and patina, an unweakened right arm, a torch balcony for ten, location in New York, shared jurisdiction with New Jersey, an inhabitant staff of four families, Fort Wood base, and daily open status with ferry disruptions possible.
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