Did you know, there’s no need to drive to New York City to see Lady Liberty. You can simply stop by the Atlantic City Park to see our very own Lady Liberty, at the top of the monument. She has been looking down and watching over us since 1919. Officials with ARISE (The Atlantic Rock Island Society Enterprise), say you can learn all about Atlantic’s Lady Liberty, when Steve Livengood tells her story this Sunday, Nov. 15th, beginning at 2-p.m.  The event takes place at the American Legion Memorial Building, in Atlantic (formerly known as “The Armory”). There is no fee to attend.

Atlantic’s Lady Liberty sits on top of a monument in the downtown City Park.

Livengood will give you the scoop on how she got to Atlantic, who owns her and a connection to a train wreck. And, while lady usually isn’t asked her age or weight, we know that she is over 100 years old and weighs 460 pounds. She also had reconstructive “surgery” in 2009. She is guarding a box of information in her base.There is no fee to attend.

Please plan to help keep everyone healthy by wearing a mask which will be provided if necessary. Attendance is limited to 25 people so seating can be social distanced. No refreshments will be served. The building is handicapped accessible.