How the Statue of liberty Has a connection to Vermont
How the Statue of Liberty is connected to Vermont.
Mission of the Project
Inform people about the Statue of Liberty having a connection to the very unknown state of Vermont.
Blurb 1
"Glover, Vermont, was looked at as a place for the Statue of Liberty," explained Tabitha Armstrong, president of the board of directors for Glover Ambulance Squad.
Blurb 2
″When the campaign to raise money for the pedestal would falter in New York, other cities proposed they might be the more appropriate site,″ he said. ″It was those suggestions that got New York going.″
Blurb 3
"According to legend, West Glover’s Lone Tree Hill was once considered as the location for the Statue of Liberty. The proximity to Canada made the location quite attractive. Instead, she was sent to New York Harbor."
Blurb 4
"The Statue of Liberty comes to West Glover — finally. Back in the 1880s, West Glover’s Lone Tree Hill was at least a semi-serious contender for the famous statue.
Blurb 5
"Libertas, the Roman goddess better known as the Statue of Liberty, is 151 feet tall. The pedestal on which the statue stands adds another 89 feet to the overall height of the artwork. More than one-third of the Statue of Liberty’s commanding visual presence is the neoclassical pedestal. Brattleboro's Richard Morris Hunt was the architect who designed the statue’s base"
Blurb 6
"Born on October 31, 1828 in Brattleboro, Vermont, architect Richard Morris Hunt designed the Statue of Liberty's pedestal on commission from the American Committee for the Statue of Liberty.