Iron ores are rocks and minerals from which metallic iron can be economically extracted. The ores are usually rich in iron oxides and vary in color from dark grey, bright yellow, deep purple, to rusty red. The iron itself is usually found in the form of magnetite, hematite, goethite, limonite or siderite.
A national monument of New Jersey and New York, the Statue of Liberty is arguably America's greatest symbol of freedom and opportunity. Located on Liberty Island in New York Harbor, the statue commemorates the friendship between the United States and France that began during the American Revolution. Her official name is Liberty Enlightening the World.. The statue - also known as Lady Liberty - has many symbolic features.
Credit: Image courtesy of American Memory at the Library of Congress. We will not forget that Liberty has here made her home; nor shall her chosen altar be neglected.. âPresident Grover Cleveland accepting the Statue of Liberty. on behalf of the U.S., October 28th, 1886. A symbol stands for an idea. The Statue of Liberty stands in Upper New York Bay, a universal symbol of freedom.