ON THIS DAY IN UNITED STATES HISTORY
June 17, 1885
The Statue of Liberty Arrives in New York Harbor
On this day in 1885, the Statue of Liberty arrived in New York Harbor on a French frigate. It had been broken
down for shipment into 350 pieces.
Although the statue had arrived, the pedestal was not completed until months later. Construction of the statue on
the pedestal was not completed until April 22, 1886.