Exterior Work Finished for Statue of Liberty

The last three of seven spikes in the Statue of Liberty’s crown were bolted into place Tuesday, completing the exterior restoration of the 225-ton monument.

The triangular spikes of copper, weighing about 150 pounds and measuring up to 9 feet, were restored and strengthened in a workshop on the island. Other repairs on the interior of the monument are still under way. Completion of the work is scheduled for July 4, 1986.