For what it is worth, the Acoma Pueblo in New Mexico is the oldest continuously inhabited community in North America and was founded about 1150. It's no Notre Dame, but it is pretty cool.
I hope that the Statue of Liberty still stands in a thousand years, Major. It'll likely need to be raised 50 or 100 feet, of course, due to rising sea levels. A gigantic project will also have to be built to protect the city and surrounding area from the same problem due to climate change. The country will probably hire the Dutch to build a system that'll work, as they will have built one to preserve their fine country. That'll be a challenge! The original torch was replaced after the arm was damaged due to an act of sabotage by Germany on July 30, 1916, before we entered WW I. Here's a description of what happened, which sounds like it deserves more mention in our history books! From AM New York: An explosion at a munitions depot on a pier that connected Black Tom Island to Jersey City rocked the harbor at 2:08 a.m., killing several people and wounding hundreds. Ellis Island was evacuated, and windows as far as Times Square were blown out, according to new Jersey City University research. Lady Liberty's arm and torch were injured by flying debris. Germany had been suffering financially and was angered that the U.S. was aiding the British and French with ammunition, so it attacked. When the NPS did renovations in 1984, it decided to replace the torch because the arm's supporting structure had corroded from rain that fell through the torch's amber-colored windows. The new torch is made of unbroken copper that is covered in 24-karat gold leaf. The original torch is on display! This stuff fascinates me. The original torch from the Statue of Liberty sits in a lobby at the entrance to the monument. Photo Credit: Getty Images / Chris Hondros www.amny.com/lifestyle/why-can-t-we-go-up-the-statue-of-liberty-s-torch-nycurious-1.7320932
