The Statue of Liberty Replica Monument is an outdoor replica of the Statue of Liberty (''Liberty Enlightening the World''), installed on the

Texas State Capitol The Texas State Capitol is the capitol and seat of government of the American state of Texas. Located in downtown Austin, Texas, the structure houses the offices and chambers of the Texas Legislature and of the Governor of Texas. Designed in 1881 ...

grounds in

Austin, Texas Austin is the capital city of the U.S. state of Texas, as well as the seat and largest city of Travis County, with portions extending into Hays and Williamson counties. Incorporated on December 27, 1839, it is the 11th-most-populous city ...

, United States. The bronze replica was cast by the Friedley-Voshardt Company and erected by the

Boy Scouts of America The Boy Scouts of America (BSA, colloquially the Boy Scouts) is one of the largest scouting organizations and one of the largest youth organizations in the United States, with about 1.2 million youth participants. The BSA was founded ...

in 1951.

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''Strengthen the Arm of Liberty'' was the theme of the

's fortieth anniversary celebration in 1950. Approximately 200 BSA Statue of Liberty replicas were installed across the United States. The replica stands on a Texas limestone base and was originally installed southwest of the Capitol, along with a

time capsule A time capsule is a historic cache of goods or information, usually intended as a deliberate method of communication with future people, and to help future archaeologists, anthropologists, or historians. The preservation of holy relics dates ...

. The capsule was buried at the scout camp near Bastrop in 2008, and is scheduled to be re-opened in 2076.

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