Statue of Liberty - New York, NY - Lighthouse Passport Stamps on Waymarking.com

The Statute of Liberty began its service at its unveiling, October 26, 1886, however no funds had been collected to maintain the light. On November 16, President Grover Cleveland ordered the light in the Statue of Liberty to be placed under the superintendence of the Lighthouse Board. Per the presidential order, the Lighthouse Board reinstated the light and it was exhibited for the first time as an official aid to navigation on November 22, 1886.

The torch went through several modifications to make the beacon brighter, and more useful, however, the Lighthouse Board never really considered the Statue of Liberty a critical aid to navigation due to its relative dimness. In fact, the statue wasn't even listed in an 1889 report of New York Harbor's lights. By 1902 its status as a lighthouse was officially relinquished.

The original torch, with its stained glass surface and lights inside was removed in 1989 and replaced by the gold-leafed version in place today. The original is on display in the museum on park grounds.

Though the Statue is listed on the US Lighthouse Society list of participating locations the rangers were unaware of a stamp other than the National Park Service Passport Stamps.

The NPS stamps can be found in two places on Liberty Island, first in the Ranger Station (the marked coords are for the entrance to the Ranger Station.) The dated stamp, as well as the Junior Ranger stamp are located at the front desk. Across the sidewalk in the official NPS bookstore (NOT the concessionaires' gift shop) is a second copy of the dated stamp.

Address: Ranger Station, Liberty Island, New York, NY Lighthouse Website: [Web Link]

Visit Instructions:

Please include the following with your submission of a visit:

1. Photograph of the passport stamp. Over time, passport stamps change, some are dated, and let’s face it, this is the purpose of the waymark.
2. Area photograph of location. Try to make it from a new angle to show something new. Pictures can include interaction, as that is encouraged, but should be done so with the thought of inspiring further visitation of the area. No GPSr Pictures, unless there is something significant to show about the coordinates.
3. Short narrative. Tell of your visit, share something new, add new visiting hours or anything that would be nice to know when visiting the location.

Finally, please add a visit if you go to the area and find the passport stamp is missing. Please add details, such as, they expect a new passport stamp and when, or the like. If the passport stamp has moved, please log a visit, and waymark the new location. (Old locations will not be archived. You never know when they might move the passport stamp back to the original waymark. This is where the visits come in handy.)

Please do not add a visit if you go to the location and the passport stamp is inaccessible because the passport stamp has moved to another location or where it is housed is closed. This category is about the passport stamp. You may be able to post a log about a lighthouse and not go inside, but you can not log a passport stamp without gaining the passport stamp.

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Date Logged Log User Rating   08/31/2023 Alfouine visited it