NEW YORK (AP) - Interior Secretary Ken Salazar says the crown of the Statue of Liberty will reopen July 4.
Salazar made the announcement Friday morning from in the statue's crown on NBC's "Today."
The statue was closed to the public after 9/11 because of security concerns. The base, pedestal and lower observation deck
have since been reopened.
A circular staircase of 168 steps leads to Miss Liberty's crown.
Salazar also is visiting New York's Ellis Island to discuss stimulus funding for the historic immigration center.
(Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
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