Cool Weird Awesome With Brady Carlson

Today in 1886, the U.S. dedicated the Statue of Liberty in New York. It was hard times when Lady Liberty first arrived in the country, but eventually a 19th century-style crowdfunding efforts raised enough money to raise the statue onto a pedestal. Plus: the statue came from France, and if you head to Paris you'll see that city has a Lady Liberty too!  How crowdfunding brought the Statue of Liberty to America (Christian Science Monitor) Statue of Liberty, Pont de Grenelle (Atlas Obscura) We raise our golden lamp high in honor of our Patreon backers --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/coolweirdawesome/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/coolweirdawesome/support