Statue of Liberty National Monument

The Statue of Liberty National Monument is a National Monument in the United States in New York Harbor. It includes the Statue of Liberty on Liberty Iceland and the former immigration station on Ellis Iceland. In 1886, the Statue of Liberty was dedicated, the immigration station was in operation from 1892 to 1954. It is managed by the National Park Service.

History

President Calvin Coolidge used in 1924 by the " ancient law" ( Antiquity Act ) conferred upon and declared the statue a national monument. With a proclamation extended President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1937, the monument to the whole of Bedloe 's Iceland and in 1956, Congress decided to rename this island in Liberty Iceland. By proclamation of President Lyndon B. Johnson National Monument was established in 1965 expanded to include Ellis Iceland.

Jurisdiction

Liberty and Ellis Iceland Iceland since 1800 or 1808 are owned by the federal government. Historical circumstances led to both islands in the Upper New York Bay are enclaves of the State of New York, surrounded by the waters of the State of New Jersey. The rule, jurisdiction and sovereignty of the islands were the subject of a land grant in 1664, a directive of a provincial governor in 1680 and a treaty between New York and New Jersey in 1834., The Supreme Court ruled in 1998 found that the original parts of the islands, although belong to New York, caused by land reclamation parts but to New Jersey. Both countries practice the jurisdiction for their part of the islands, unless federal law enforcement. However, both islands remain the property of the Federal Government and the States are not obliged to pay for maintenance, preservation and improvement of historic properties.