Oasis at the Library: Statue of Liberty, The Light by the Golden Door

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Community Engagement

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Adults, Older Adults
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Did you know that when Auguste Bartcholdi first envisioned the Statue of Liberty he wanted it to be a lighthouse? Did you realize that the U.S. government wanted nothing to do with it? And that when it finally arrived as a gift from the people of France to America there was no place to put it? Here is the story of how Lady Liberty came to be on time Bedloe’s Island in New York Harbor, how it was designed, built and finally shone its light on the New World. Presented by Mark Carlson.

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