Frederic Auguste Bartholdi

Frederic Auguste Bartholdi (HMXMF)

Location: New York, NY 10004 New York County
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Country: United States of America
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N 40° 41.392', W 74° 2.684'

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(1834 - 1904)

A French sculptor and friend of De Laboulaye, he created the Statue of "Liberty Enlightening the World" and selected its site. Inspired by his first view of New York Harbor, Bartholdi later wrote "The Statue was born for this place which inspired its conception".

A gift from
Ed and Rhona Libov
to the city we love
Philip Rathner - Sculptor
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HM NumberHMXMF
Series This marker is part of the Markers Attached to Sculpture series
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Date Added Thursday, October 9th, 2014 at 11:01am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)18T E 580715 N 4504768
Decimal Degrees40.68986667, -74.04473333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 40° 41.392', W 74° 2.684'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds40° 41' 23.52" N, 74° 2' 41.04" W
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Area Code(s)212, 917, 646, 516, 347,
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 1 Liberty Island, New York NY 10004, US
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