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Statute of Liberty Measurements In Human Terms

Dale Mussen — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 09:57:02 +0000

For more than 125 years, it has stood in New York harbor as a symbol of personal rights and freedom, especially for the millions of immigrants who passed it to begin their new lives in this country. It was on this day in 1885 that Lady Liberty arrived in New York in more than 200 boxes as a gift from France. It took about a year to put it together and it was dedicated in a ceremony by President Grover Cleveland.

Buffalo's Very Own Special Ladies

Dale Mussen — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 10:00:20 +0000

I enjoy learning about the history of Buffalo and Western New York and it was just yesterday that Clay and I learned something new about a building we see everyday when we look across Lafayette Square. It’s the Liberty Building – Buffalo’s fifth tallest building completed in 1925. It served as the main headquarters of [...]

Man Decides To Swim To Liberty Island Because God Told Him To

Brett Alan — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 22:25:10 +0000

I'm all for heeding the word of God. Hopefully this man finds his way to heaven. Maybe it'll be just a little bit further down the road.

A New York man was rescued this weekend after he tried to swim from New York harbor to Liberty Island, all because God told him to do it.

Witnesses say he stripped down to his swim trunks, dove into the cold water and began his 3/4-mile journey.