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Education

From Concept to Construction to Installation – Construction & Installation

After 10 years of labor, Lady Liberty was first born in Paris in 1884...

Liberty being built in Paris workshop

Erected in Paris.....

Various stages of Liberty installation in Paris

and then disassembled, packed into 214 crates, shipped across the Atlantic, and born again on October 28, 1886, on what was then known as Bedloe’s Island in New York harbor...

Liberty installed in New York

Her costs, in large part, were borne by a French people’s lottery, as well as from collecting sous from school children in France and, later, pennies from kids in America.

It also involved extraordinary commitments from the likes of Ferdinand de Lesseps, builder of the Suez and Panama Canals, and Joseph Pulitzer, the publisher of the New York World newspaper to cover her costs.

Pulitzer

De Lesseps

Additional Resources

The CDA web site provides many other resources for people interested in learning more about copper and its alloys.

Take a look at Innovations - our on-line magazine.

Please also check out Copper In Your Home - a section dedicated to consumers, with a special section just for kids!

If you need metallurgical or properties information, take a look at the Standards & Properties section.

Please also take a look at our application specific sections if you are looking for information regarding plumbing, electrical, architecture, and other copper alloy applications.