2. vocabulary by Guy Swentek Wilson Elementary

3. harbor A naturally or artificially protected area where ships dock A naturally or artificially protected area where ships dock The Statue of Liberty stands on an island Harbor in New York Harbor.

4. ferry a boat that carries people and things across a river a boat that carries people and things across a river Each year, millions of visitors ride the ferry ferry out to the island.

5. monument a permanent structure that gives tribute to someone or something a permanent structure that gives tribute to someone or something Bartholdi had created many other statues and monuments monuments, but this one was to be very special.

6. remembrance to remember a special eventto remember a special event It was to be a present from remembrance the people of France to the people of America, as a remembrance of the old friendship between the two countries.

7. symbol something that stands for something else something that stands for something else symbol She would be a symbol of the freedom in the New World.

8. f a s c i n a t i o n  being intensely interested f a s c i n a t i o n As the huge statue grew, all of Paris watched with great f a s c i n a t i o n.

9. v o y a g e a journey to some distant place Then began the hard work of taking Liberty apart voyage for the long voyage across the Atlantic Ocean.

10. base: a support a support or foundation or foundation

11. unveiled revealed Bartholdi himselfunveiled Liberty’s face…

12. gleaming > bright with light bright with light < gleaming …and she stood gleaming in all her glory, for everyone to see.

13. independence. (freedom) Every year, on the Fourth of July, the United States of America celebrates its