The Statue of Liberty used to be a Lighthouse 🤯

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The Statue of Liberty in New York City, New York is one of the world's most iconic landmarks and most popular tourist attractions, but over a hundred years ago, it actually used to be a lighthouse. The Statue of Liberty was completed just south-west of lower Manhattan in October of 1886, and in November it officially became an aid to navigation. But maintaining the statue as a lighthouse was very expensive, and it turns out the statue was actually a pretty bad lighthouse because of it's design. So, President Theodore Roosevelt ordered that operations of the statue be transferred from the United States Lighthouse Board to the War Department. And in March of 1902, after 16 years, the Statue of Liberty was officially discontinued as a lighthouse. #newyork #Manhattan #interestingfacts