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Plan Proposed
Idea for a monument in the United States is proposed by frenchman Edouard de Laboulaye https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Statue_of_Liberty -
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Statue of Liberty
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Designing of sculpture
Sculptor Frederic Auguste Bartholdi was commissioned to design a sculpture.
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Completed in France
The Statue was completed in France in July 1884 https://www.statueoflibertytickets.com/Statue-Of-Liberty/?show=history -
Arrival
Statue arrived in New York Harbor onboard the French frigate "Isere."
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Dedication
President Grover Cleveland oversaw the dedication of the Statue of Liberty in front of thousands of spectators.
http://www.libertyellisfoundation.org/statue-history
