Question #114684. Asked by
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Last updated Jul 17 2021.
The first [closure] was in 1916 when German saboteurs blew up an arms depot near the New Jersey shore, just west of the Statue. The explosion impact damaged Liberty's arm, weakening the structure to the point that all public access to the torch immediately ended.http://www.nydailynews.com/news/crime/german-spies-blew-state-liberty-1916-article-1.2687925
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