"Liberty Enlightening the World" is 121 years old

After 121 years of exposure to wind, rain, snow, heat, terrorist attacks, public scrutiny, widespread praise, tears and just about everything else - Liberty Enlightening the World is still standing tall on Liberty Island (formerly Bedloe's Island). Known to most as the Statue of Liberty, this statue was unveiled in it's finished granduer on this day in 1886, a rainy day that didn't seem to go as planned. It didn't matter, though, and over a century later, the stories of the impression she has left on the hearts and minds of countless Americans, immigrants and foreigners are too numerous to even start chronicling. Next time you are around the copper gentle giant in New York Harbor, take a moment to smile at her and thank her for continuing to stand for all the great things she represents. God bless America!