It would take another year for the Statue of Liberty to be unveiled. To great fanfare, the statue arrived in New York Harbor from France almost a year later, on June 17, 1885. Created by sculptor Frédéric-Auguste Bartholdi, the statue was intended as a gift from France to the United States to celebrate a century of friendship between the two countries. On July 4, 1884, France presented the Statue of Liberty to the United States in Paris. July 4, 1884: The Statue of Liberty Was Presented to the United States Article Details: July 4, 1884: The Statue of Liberty Was Presented to the United States
