Our symbol is the Statue of Liberty.

The creator was August Bartholdi and the sculptor was Gustav Eiffel .

The Statue of Liberty was created in 1884.

It became our symbol on October 28, 1986.

The Statue of Liberty stands for friendship and freedom.

When people saw the Statue of Liberty they felt welcomed to New York.

My symbol is important because when people go to New York they feel welcomed because of the Statue of Liberty.

The Statue weighs 450,000 pounds.

The Statue’s waist is 35’. The Statue’s tablet is 23’7” and

the width is 13’7”. On the Statue’s crown there are 7

rays. The Statue’s torch has 24 karat

gold in it.

Curlee,Lynn. Statue of Liberty. New York : Antheneum Books,2000.

“Fun Facts About the Statue of Liberty.” The Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Foundations, Inc. 21 October 2011http://www.statueofliberty.org/Fun_Facts.html