Fort Mackinac’s Soldiers and the Statue of Liberty Posted October 28, 2019 The statue in 1890, shortly after it was completed. New York Public Library On October 28, 1886, President Grover Cleveland and a host of other dignitaries formally dedicated the Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor. The soldiers of Fort Mackinac, along with people across the country, helped make the statue a reality. (more…)
