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.
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.