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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Bartholdi, Frederic Auguste. (search)
ennial Exhibition at Philadelphia in 1876. The head was shown at the Paris Exposition in 1879. On July 4, 1880, the statue was formally delivered to the United States through its representative, the American minister at Paris. Bedloe's Island, in New York Harbor, but lying within the boundaries of New Jersey, was selected by the government as a suitable place for its erection, and money was raised by means of subscriptions, concerts, etc., to build a pedestal for it to rest upon. On Oct. 28, 1886, the statue was unveiled in the presence of distinguished representatives of France and the United States, and was formally dedicated with imposing ceremonies. The statue represents the Goddess of Liberty holding aloft a torch with which she enlightens the world. The height of the statue from the base to the torch is 151 feet 1 inch. From the foundation of the pedestal to the torch it is 305 feet 6 inches. The figure weighs 450,000 pounds, or 225 tons, and contains 100 tons of bronze.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), United States of America. (search)
yflower defeats the British yacht Galatea off New York, in international race for America's cup......Sept. 7 and 11, First national convention of antisaloon Republicans meets at Chicago; 300 delegates......Sept. 16, 1886 Disastrous gale on Gulf of Mexico and floods in Texas; 250 lives lost, 2,000 persons left desolate......Oct. 12, 1886 Boodle aldermen in New York City arraigned for bribery......Oct. 19, 1886 Bartholdi's statue of Liberty enlightening the world unveiled......Oct. 28, 1886 Reception to French delegates to the Bartholdi statue dedication given at the White House, Washington......Nov. 4, 1886 Ex-President Chester A. Arthur, born 1830, dies at New York......Nov. 18, 1886 Charles Francis Adams, Sr., born 1807, dies at Boston, Mass.......Nov. 21, 1886 Henry M. Stanley, the African explorer, received in New York......Nov. 27, 1886 Arbor Day celebrated in San Francisco by school-children; 40,000 young trees supplied by Adolph Sutro for the occasi