A Six-Ton Promise in the Rain: Liberty's Cornerstone Is Laid
On August 5, 1884, in pouring rain, a six-ton block of Connecticut granite was lowered into place on Bedloe's Island — the cornerstone of the Statue of Liberty's pedestal.
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The Door to America Swings Open
On January 1, 1892, Ellis Island opened as America's first federal immigration station, and Irish teenager Annie Moore became the first of 12 million newcomers to pass through its doors.
Liberty in 214 Crates: The Day the Statue of Liberty Reached New York
On June 17, 1885, the French ship Isère steamed into New York Harbor carrying the Statue of Liberty in 350 pieces, packed in 214 wooden crates.