Liberty Island
Also known as Bedloe's Island, Bedloe Island, Bedloes Island, Bedlow Island, Bedlow's Island, Great Oyster Island, Min-ne-ais, Minissais
island in the Upper New York Bay, United States
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Liberty Island is a small island located in Upper New York Bay that is home to the Statue of Liberty, one of the most iconic monuments in the United States. The island is a major tourist destination and symbol of American freedom and democracy, attracting millions of visitors each year.
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Liberty Island is a federally owned island in Upper New York Bay in the northeastern United States. Its most notable feature is the Statue of Liberty (Liberty Enlightening the World), a large statue by Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi that was dedicated in 1886. The island also contains the Statue of Liberty Museum, which opened in 2019, and exhibits the statue's original torch, which was carried by Liberty from 1886 to 1984.
Long known as Bedloe's Island, it was renamed by an act of the United States Congress in 1956. Part of the State of New York, the island is an exclave of the New York City borough of Manhattan, surrounded by the waters of Jersey City, New Jersey. There were a number of disputes regarding the jurisdictional status of the island during the 20th century.
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Borders of New JerseyBorders of New York (state)Internal territorial disputes of the United StatesIslands of ManhattanIslands of New JerseyIslands of New York CityIslands of New York (state)Landforms of Hudson County, New JerseyNational Park Service areas in New York CityNational Register of Historic Places in Hudson County, New JerseyNew Jersey Register of Historic Places