Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 123, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 May 1919 — Statue of Liberty Weighs 25 Tons and Cost $200,000 [ARTICLE]

Statue of Liberty Weighs 25 Tons and Cost $200,000

The Statue of Liberty was presented to the United States by France, in commemoration of the good will which existed between the two countries. Frederick Auguste Bartholdi was the artist, and the statue was unveiled on Bedloe Wand, New York harbor, October 28, 1886. The figure is repousse, or hammered copper, 151 feet high, is crowned with a diadem and holds in its extended right hand a torch, while the left arm clasps close to the body a tablet having the inscription, “July 4, 1776.” The statue weighs 25 tons and cost $200,000, which was raised by popular subscription in France. The pedestal is 155 feet in height and is of granite and concrete. It cost $250,000, which was paid for by popular subscription in the United States. The nose is 4 feet long, the right fore finger is 8 feet long and 5 feet in circumference, and the head is 14 feet in height.