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__Lady Liberty as she stands today__

The Statue of Liberty is a well-known American Landmark. It is 125 years old and a major tourist attraction for the New York City area. The Statute of Liberty as a part of American culture holds many meanings depending on who you ask. What is clear about the Statute of Liberty for most Americans is that, it is a symbol of freedom gifted to America from France. In the beginning, the “Statue of Liberty Enlightening the World” as it was originally called, was a gift of friendship from the people of France to the people of the United States as a universal symbol of freedom and democracy

The Statue’s shackles and feet. A broken shackle and chain lie at the Statue's right foot. The chain disappears beneath the draperies, only to reappear in front of her left foot, its end link broken.

__History__ The arrival of immigrants via Ellis Island. An illustration of immigrants on the steerage deck of an ocean steamer passing the Statue of Liberty from Frank Leslie’s Illustrated Newspaper, July 2, 1887. The opening of the immigrant processing station at Ellis Island in 1892 in the shadow of the Statue of Liberty facilitated an immigrant association, as did the later popularity of Emma Lazarus's poem, " ** The New Colossus ****. **"

Though most people can recall or recite specific lines from the poem the actual inscription on the plaque is much longer. “Not like the brazen giant of Greek fame  With conquering limbs astride from land to land;  Here at our sea-washed, sunset gates shall stand  A mighty woman with a torch, whose flame  Is the imprisoned lightning, and her name  Mother of Exiles. From her beacon-hand  Glows world-wide welcome; her mild eyes command  The air-bridged harbor that twin cities frame,”  "Keep, ancient lands, your storied pomp!" cries she  With silent lips. "Give me your tired, your poor,  Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;"> The wretched refuse of your teeming shore, <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;"> Send these, the homeless, tempest-tossed to me, <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;"> I lift my lamp beside the golden door!"

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