... design the massive iron pylon and secondary skeletal framework which allows the Statue's copper skin to move independently yet stand upright. The story of the Statue of Liberty and her island has been one of change. The Statue was placed upon a granite pedestal inside the courtyard of the star-shaped walls of Fort Wood (which had been completed for the War ... of the National Monument was transferred to the National Park Service. On September 8, 1937, jurisdiction was enlarged to cover all of Bedloe's Island and in 1956, the name of the island was changed to Liberty Island. On May 11, 1...

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