The Statue of Liberty was a gift from France to the United States. It is the creation of Frederic Auguste Bartholdi. His dream was to build a monument that honored America's spirit of freedom.
"The first time I saw the Statue of Liberty, all the people were rushing to the side of the boat. 'Look at her. Look at her,' in all kinds of tongues. 'There she is, there she is,' like it was somebody who was greeting them." -- Elizabeth Phillips, Irish immigrant
"The first time I saw the Statue of Liberty, all the people were rushing to the side of the boat. 'Look at her. Look at her,' in all kinds of tongues. 'There she is, there she is,' like it was somebody who was greeting them." -- Elizabeth Phillips, Irish immigrant