NEW YORK – Months after Superstorm Sandy swamped her little island, the Statue of Liberty will finally welcome visitors again on Independence Day. Sandy made landfall one day after the statue's 126th birthday, flooding most of the 12 acres that she stands upon with water that surged as high as 8 feet.
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Hundreds of National Park Service workers from as far away as California and Alaska spent weeks cleaning mud and debris. In recent months, all mechanical equipment was moved to higher ground as workers put the island back in order. The damage to Liberty Island and neighboring Ellis Island cost an estimated $59 million. Some repairs to brick walkways and docks are still underway, but on July 4 visitors will arrive via ferry boats once again to tour the national landmark.
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Fotosearch / Getty Images An immigration officer talking to an immigrant with her children on Ellis Island, New York, circa 1880. By the time Ellis Island closed its doors, on this day, Nov. 12, in 1954, three decades had passed since it had welcomed waves of newcomers to America.
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This Day in History: 11/12/1954 - Ellis Island Closes. On this day in 1954, Ellis Island, the gateway to America, shuts it doors after processing more than 12 million immigrants since opening in 1892.
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Before Ellis Island opened in 1892, the state and city of New York had been welcoming and processing new arrivals since in 1820 at Castle Garden Immigration Depot in lower Manhattan. More than 100 million U.S. citizens trace their ancestry through the Castle Garden experience.
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In November 1954, the last detainee, a Norwegian merchant seaman, was released and Ellis Island officially closed. Beginning in 1984, Ellis Island underwent a $160 million renovation, the largest historic restoration project in U.S. history.
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Statue of Liberty to re-open on July 4. June 26, 2013: In this photo provided by the National Park Service, workers on Liberty Island install sod around the national monument which is set to re-open on the 4th of July, in New York.
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Watch a NASA Rocket Fuel Tank Assembled in 60 Seconds in This Time-Lapse. How Ellis Island Changed Before It Closed. Nov. 12, 1954: Ellis Island shuts down. By the time Ellis Island closed its doors, on this day, Nov. 12, in 1954, three decades had passed since it had welcomed waves of newcomers to America.
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On January 2, 1892, 15-year-old Annie Moore, from Ireland, became the first person to pass through the newly opened Ellis Island, which President Benjamin Harrison designated as America’s first federal immigration center in 1890. Before that time, the processing of immigrants had been handled by individual states.
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The entire island was abandoned and fell into disrepair after Ellis Island closed in 1954, but just more than 10 years later, it was recognized as a national treasure: in 1966, Ellis island was officially made part of Statue of Liberty National Monument and listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
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