Did you know…
The full name for the Statue of Liberty is “Liberty Enlightening the World.”
Following its dedication in 1886, the statue was operated as a lighthouse under control of the United States Lighthouse Board, an agency of the US Federal Government within the Department of Treasury.
The statue’s torch, 305 feet above sea level, contained nine electric arc lamps that could be seen twenty-four miles out to sea.
The electric generator for the lamps in the torch was originally powered by a steam engine. In 1898 the steam engine was replaced by a ten-horsepower oil engine, which was cheaper to operate.
In 1901, jurisdiction over the statue passed from the Lighthouse Board to the War Department.
On March 1, 1902, the Statue of Liberty was discontinued as an aid to navigation.
In 1932, control of the statue passed from the War Department to the National Park Service, which operates it as a tourist attraction today.
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