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In October 1924 a Presidential Proclamation declared the Statue of Liberty a National Monument.
The National Monument was placed in care of the National Park Service in 1933. Before that time, the Statue of Liberty was the responsibility of the United States Lighthouse Board and the War Department.
1927, showing the statue and army buildings. The eleven-pointed walls of Fort Wood, which still form the statue's base, are visible.
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