Statue of Liberty Boundary Dispute

[DPowell]

Is the Statue of Liberty in New Jersey or New York?

I recently added a 1985 movie file to this page on the Statue of Liberty and the boundary dispute between NJ & NY.
Some of the video & newspaper photos show the Steuben House in background.
I have included pdfs of the newspaper articles and cartoons that circled the globe when this hit the newspapers.

The newspapers clippings from 1985 through June 1986 are about the discovery of the 1889 Boundary Agreement between NJ and NY and the media and public reaction. Includes article that broke story and political cartoons about claim and letters to the editor.

Also see a seven page paper on the 1834 Boundary Compact and 1889 Boundary Agreement between New Jersey and New York. The agreement determines that Bedloe's (now Liberty) and Ellis Islands are in New Jersey.

http://www.newtonnj.net/Pages/StatueofLibertyPDF.html


NY Post, August 20, 1985

[DPowell]

Added here .mov video clips from 1985, kicking off heated discussion on whether Statue of Liberty is in NJ.
http://www.newtonnj.net/pdf/StatueOfLibertyNJMR.mov

A recent example of NJ communities that have since identified with the Statue.