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New York State Monument Dedicated: 1919 Location: Just North of the park Visitor Center Map Number: Map 1, Position 43 New York State Monument Text, Part 2 Monument Photo

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General Officers from New York State in command. Corps Commanders Maj. Gen. Edwin V. Sumner, 2nd C. Maj. Gen. Fitz John Porter, 5th C. Division Commanders Maj. Gen. Henry W. Slocum Maj. Gen. George W. Morell Maj. Gen. Darius N. Couch Brig. Gen. James B. Ricketts Brig. Gen. Abner Doubleday Brig. Gen. George S. Greene

Monument Text Excelsior The State of New York in commemoration of the Services of its officers and soldiers in the Battle of Antietam, Sept. 17, 1862 Record of New York State at Antietam

Brigade Commanders Brig. Gen. M.R. Patrick Brig. Gen. Abram Duryee Brig. Gen. Thomas F. Meagher Brig. Gen. Geo. L. Hartsuff Brig. Gen. Max Weber Brig. Gen. Erastus B. Tyler Brig. Gen. John Cochrane Brig. Gen. Edward Ferrero Brig. Gen. G. K. Warren Col. Wm. H. Christian Col. Walter Phelps, Jr. Col. T. B. W. Stockton Col. Joseph J. Bartlett Col. H.S. Fairchild Col. John Burke Col. William B. Goodrich Col. Wm. P. Wainwright Lt. Col. Jonathan Austin Lt. Col. James C. Lane

67 Regiments of 5 Regiments Infantry of Cavalry 14 Batteries 2 Regiments of of Artillery Engineers Erected A. D. 1919 New York's losses on this field were 65 officers and 624 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded; 110 officers and 2687 Under the auspices of the New York Monument enlisted men wounded and 2 officers and Commission Co. Lewis R. Stegman, Chairman; 277 men captured or missing, making a Col. Clinton Beckwith, Charles A. Shaw, U.S.C.; Brig. Gen. Charles W. Berry, Adj. Gen. S.N.Y. total of 3765.

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Statue of Liberty, New York

Located on 12-acre Liberty Island in New York Harbor, the Statue of Liberty was a gift of international friendship from the people of France to the people of the United States and is one of the most universal symbols of political freedom and democracy. The Statue of Liberty was dedicated on October 28, 1886 and was designated a National Monument on October 15, 1924. Sculptor Frederic Auguste Bartholdi was commissioned to design a sculpture with the year 1876 in mind for completion, to commemorate the centennial of the American Declaration of Independence. Bartholdi required the assistance of an engineer to address structural issues associated with designing such as colossal copper sculpture. Alexandre Gustave Eiffel (designer of the Eiffel Tower) was commissioned to design the massive iron pylon and secondary skeletal framework which allows the Statue's copper skin to move independently yet stand upright.

Photograph by Rajender Krishan, April 2004

Statistics Sheet Height from top of base to torch

151'1"

46.05m

Ground to tip of torch

305'1"

92.99m

Heel to top of head

111'1"

33.86m

Length of hand

16'5"

5.00m

Index finger

8'0"

2.44m

Head from chin to cranium

17'3"

5.26m

Head thickness from ear to ear

10'0"

3.05m

Distance across the eye

2'6"

.76m

Length of nose

4'6"

1.37m

Length of right arm

42'0"

12.80m

Thickness of right arm

12'0"

3.66m

Thickness of waist

35'0"

10.67m

Width of mouth

3'0"

.91m

Length of tablet

23'7"

7.19m

Width of tablet

13'7"

4.14m

Thickness of tablet

2'0"

.61m

The Statue was a joint effort between America and France and it was agreed upon that the American people were to build the pedestal, and the French people were responsible for the Statue and its assembly here in the United States. The pedestal construction was finished in April of 1886. The Statue was completed in France in July, 1884 and arrived in New York Harbor in June of 1885 on board the French frigate "Isere" which transported the Statue of Liberty from France to the United States. In transit, the Statue was reduced to 350 individual pieces and packed in 214 crates. The Statue was re-assembled on her new pedestal in four months time. On October 28th 1886, the dedication of the Statue of Liberty took place in front of thousands of spectators. President Grover Cleveland accepted the Statue on behalf of the United States and said in part: "We will not forget that Liberty has here made her