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Crown to Reopen to Visitors as Part of Independence Day Celebration

For the first time since it was closed following the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, the observation deck in the crown of New York City's famed Statue of Liberty will reopen to the public on July 4. The statue itself was reopened in 2004, but visitors were only allowed into the pedestal at the base of the statue. But the pedestal is not the real draw, according to Bill Maurer of the National Parks Service. "Everyone has been asking, 'When can we go up to the crown?'" Maurer told "Good... Full Story
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