Democratic Sentinel, Volume 16, Number 49, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 December 1892 — Large Artificial Stone, [ARTICLE]

Large Artificial Stone,

The largpejt, artificial stone in the world formi t the base of the Bartholdi Btatue of liberty on Bedloe’s Island, New York harbor. This immense stone was made from broken trap rock, sand, and American cement. Five hundred carloads of sand and overfllkOOO barrels of cement were used in manufacturing the monster.