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Salazar Welcomes First Visitors to Tour Re-Opened
Crown of Statue of Liberty
July 04, 2009

Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar today was joined by Governors David Paterson, Jon Corzine, Senator Robert Menendez, Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Congressmen Gregory Meeks and Anthony Weiner to celebrate the Fourth of July by welcoming the first visitors to tour the crown of the Statue of Liberty since it was closed following the 9/11 attacks for safety and security reasons. The first thirty visitors, from all over the world, climbed the 354 steps to the crown accompanied by National Park Service rangers.

 
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The crown of the Statue of Liberty is opened with an official ribbon cutting. Left to right are; New York Congressman Anthony Weiner, New Jersey Senator Robert Menendez, Secretary Salazar, New Jersey Governor Jon Corzine, New York Governor David Paterson, French Ambassador to the United States Pierre Vimont, Deputy Secretary Department of Homeland Security Jane Holl Lute and Mayor of New York City Michael Bloomberg.
[Photo by Tami A. Heilemann – DOI]

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