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USA TODAY Published 7:17 p.m. ET June 30, 2017 | Updated 7:42 p.m. ET June 30, 2017
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The Statue of Liberty in New York.(Photo: Getty Images/iStockphoto)
The Statue of Liberty or "Liberty Enlightening the World," as it is officially named towers over New York Harbor, measuring 151 feet from the base to the tip of the torch. Click through the gallery above to seebeautiful photos of this iconic symbol of freedom and the United States.
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