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2025 test · Question 120 of 128

Where is the Statue of Liberty?

Symbols and Holidays · Symbols

Answers from the USCIS list

Give one of these answers. Words in light (parentheses) are optional.

  • New York optional: (Harbor)
  • Liberty Island

USCIS note: [Also acceptable are New Jersey, near New York City, and on the Hudson (River).]

Our explanation

The Statue of Liberty stands on Liberty Island in New York Harbor (safe water for ships near land). France gave it to the U.S. in 1886. It is a symbol of freedom.

Remember it

Liberty lives on Liberty Island, in New York Harbor.

Source

USCIS 2025 Study Guide (One Nation, One People, M-1175) p. 69: “In 1886, France gave the statue to the United States as a symbol of friendship.” … “The Statue of Liberty is in New York Harbor on Liberty Island.”

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