Why the Statue of Liberty is Green! | A Complete History of America’s Most Iconic Lady
The Statue of Liberty is one of the United States most treasured national symbol. In this video we look at the Statue's History, how it was designed, how it was named, and how it got its iconic color.
Made some edits from a previous one that was not performing as well. This one no longer has an intro.
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Chapters:
0:00 Location of the Statue of Liberty Explained
0:56 The Name & Design Explained
3:56 The Statue's Meaning Explained
7:15 How was it built, & why is it GREEN?
9:08 Dedication Ceremony and Ticker Tape Parade
12:02 Parting Thoughts
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[Footnotes]
1. https://web.archive.org/web/201912120...
2. https://www.nps.gov/places/fort-wood-...
3. https://www.nps.gov/stli/faqs.htm
4. https://www.britannica.com/topic/Libe...
5. https://www.nps.gov/stli/learn/histor...
6. https://www.nps.gov/stli/planyourvisi...
7. Khan, Yasmin Sabina. Enlightening the World: The Creation of the Statue of Liberty. Cornell University Press. Kindle Edition. Location: 1715/4378.
8. https://nps.gov/stli/learn/historycul...
9. https://www.nps.gov/stli/learn/histor...
10. Bartholdi, Federic Auguste. The Statue of Liberty Enlightening the World. 1885. Page 40.
11. Khan. Location: 2299/4378.
12. Bartholdi. Page 31.
13. Moreno, Barry (2000). *The Statue of Liberty Encyclopedia*. New York City: Simon & Schuster. ISBN 978-0-7385-3689-7. Page 64.
14. Moreno. Pages 183-184.
15. Harris, Jonathan (1985). *A Statue for America: The First 100 Years of the Statue of Liberty*. New York City: Four Winds Press (a division of Macmillan Publishing Company). ISBN 978-0-02-742730-1. Page 127.
16. https://web.archive.org/web/201911082...
17. Khan. Location: 2806/4378.