Corps restores lady Liberty's image.When millions of weary exiles reached the portal of the New World after months at sea, a tall and dignified lady--The Statue of Liberty Statue of Liberty great symbolic structure in New York harbor. [Am. Hist.: Jameson, 284] See : America Statue of Liberty perhaps the most famous monument to independence. [Am. Hist.: Jameson, 284] See : Freedom , greeted them. Still today, she is a living symbol of political freedom and democracy. The New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is helping to restore her image. The district was asked by the National Park Service to repair the Liberty Island seawall seawall: see coast protection. , "in the shadow of the great statue," said Anthony Ciorra, Project Manager, USACE USACE United States Army Corps of Engineers , New York District. Liberty Island is the home of the national monument stands. The 12.7-acre island sits in the Upper Bay portion of New York Harbor New York Harbor, a geographic term, refers collectively to the rivers, bays, and tidal estuaries near the mouth of the Hudson River in the vicinity of New York City. This is sometimes construed in the sense "the Ports of New York and New Jersey". and is 1-5/8 land miles off of the southern tip of Manhattan Island. The island has a long history and has served different purposes--as defense fortification fortification, system of defense structures for protection from enemy attacks. Fortification developed along two general lines: permanent sites built in peacetime, and emplacements and obstacles hastily constructed in the field in time of war. to protect New York Harbor in the 19th century, as a temporary quarantine station during the smallpox epidemic, as a refuge for Tory sympathizers during England's occupation, and also as a summer home by a private owner. In the late 19th century, the island was chosen to be the home for the Statue of Liberty, a gift of international friendship from the people of France. The National Park Service (NPS NPS National Park Service NPS Naval Postgraduate School NPS Net Promoter Score (customer management) NPS Non-Point Source pollution NPS Native Plant Society NPS Norfolk Public Schools (Virginia) ) is the present caretaker for the Statue of Liberty and her island. On June 12, 2003, the NPS signed an agreement with the Corps' New York District to have them repair 340 linear feet of the 3,119-foot vertical, granite-faced concrete Liberty Island seawall that was originally constructed in the early 1800's and surrounds most of the island. The repairs took place at locations where granite stones have fallen out of the seawall. On Sept. 29, 2003, the construction contract for the seawall repair was awarded to Perello Inc. of Lake Hapotcong, N.J., Construction began in April this year and was recently completed in June. According to Ciorra, the project help special meaning for all involved. He said, "There is an added motivation for delivering a high-quality product because we are working on a national treasure." |
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