• “The Statue of Liberty,” is a nickname; the official name is “Liberty Enlightening the World”
    The Statue of Liberty’s dedication ceremony was the inspiration for New York’s first ticker tape parade
  • The star-shaped base of the Statue of Liberty was an Army base until the 1930s
  • When the statue first arrived from France, she was the color of a shiny new penny; it took roughly 20 years for Liberty to patina to the greenish-blue hue she is today
  • The Statue of Liberty was supposed to have a sister statue and lighthouse at the entrance to the Suez Canal in Egypt, but the offer was declined
  • Until Hurricane Sandy, a park ranger and his family lived on Liberty Island full-time
  • The seven spikes on Lady Liberty’s crown are rays of sun and were not designed to represent the seven seas and continents
  • The Status of Liberty’s torch sways about 5 inches in a 50 mph wind