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The execution was
intended to display the new administration’s firm will to end slave trade.
Would a remote island site or NYC’s most famous prison better serve that
purpose? The question answers itself. What did Bedloe’s Island and Fort Wood
become later? Hint: You can see it real well from Staten Island ferry.
(Click.) Bedloe’s later became Liberty Island.
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The State of Liberty
image above was extracted from a larger image on the Library of Congress web
site at
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http://www.loc.gov/teachers/preview/lessons/america-dreams/
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