1 For information on what conduit revenue bonds have been issued and if the interest from the bond is exempt from Wisconsin tax, visit our website at revenue.wi.gov/faqs/pcs/conduit.html.
The New Colossus. The New Colossus is a sonnet that American poet Emma Lazarus (1849â1887) wrote in 1883 to raise money for the construction of the pedestal of the Statue of Liberty. In 1903, the poem was engraved on a bronze plaque and mounted inside the pedestal's lower level. 1 History of the poem.
Symon Sez. Statue of Liberty Arrived In Pieces Before Taking the Pedestal. On This Date in History: On Americaâs centennial in 1876, the French promised to give to the United States a great statue in recognition of the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence.