News4Jax.com | Statue Of Liberty: What Does She Represent?

"The people of France gave the Statue of Liberty to the people of the United States more than 100 years ago in recognition of the friendship established during the American Revolution.

On Oct. 28, 1886, President Grover Cleveland accepted the Statue on behalf of the United States and said in part: "We will not forget that Liberty has here made her home; nor shall her chosen altar be neglected."

But Americans seem to have quite happily forgetten that one of its most cherished emblems is a gift from France.