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May 8, 2009 4:15 am US/Pacific

Statue Of Liberty's Crown To Reopen July 4

CBS News Interactive: Sept. 11 And Since

NEW YORK (AP) ―

Click to enlarge 1 of 1: Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar says the crown of the Statue of Liberty will be reopened July 4. (File)
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Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar says the crown of the Statue of Liberty will be reopened July 4.

Salazar made the announcement Friday morning in the statue's crown on NBC's "Today."

Salazar has been reviewing a feasibility study to determine whether the crown of the nearby Statue of Liberty should be reopened to tourists.

The statue in New York Harbor was closed to the public after 9/11 because of security concerns although the base, pedestal and lower observation deck have since been reopened.

A circular staircase of 168 steps leads to Miss Liberty's crown.

Salazar is visiting New York's Ellis Island to discuss stimulus funding for the historic immigration center.