• Statue of Liberty N.M.

    Statue Of Liberty

    National Monument New York

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Edouard de Laboulaye Frederic-Auguste Bartholdi Eugene Viollet-le-Duc
The "Father of the Statue of Liberty." He provided the idea that would become the Statue. The French artist and sculptor who designed the Statue of Liberty Enlightening the World. The original architect hired to design a support structure for the Statue.
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Alexandre-Gustave Eiffel Richard Morris Hunt
The architect and engineer who replaced Viollet-le-Duc to design the Statue's internal support. The famous American architect who designed the pedestal under the Statue's feet.
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William Maxwell Evarts Richard Butler Charles P. Stone
The chairman of the American Committee for the Statue of Liberty. The secretary of the American Committee for the Statue of Liberty. The chief engineer for the pedestal construction.
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Joseph Pulitzer Emma Lazarus
The newspaper publisher who helped raise the money needed to complete the pedestal's construction. The poetess who wrote "The New Colossus" to help raise money for the pedestal's construction.
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Did You Know?

Liberty Island dock with statue in background

Several agencies have been caretakers for the Statue.  The U.S. Lighthouse Board cared for the statue as the first electric lighthouse or "navigational aid" 1886 - 1902, followed by the War Department 1902 - 1933 and since 1933 she has been cared for by employees of the National Park Service.