Statue of Liberty National Monument - When was Liberty's Torch closed to the public? On July 30, 1916 there was an explosion at Black Tom Island located along the waterfront just behind
![A forgotten moment in US history the Black Tom Explosion. This explosion was big that it send debris that damage the torch arm of the Statue of Liberty. On July 30, 1916. : A forgotten moment in US history the Black Tom Explosion. This explosion was big that it send debris that damage the torch arm of the Statue of Liberty. On July 30, 1916. :](https://preview.redd.it/a-forgotten-moment-in-us-history-the-black-tom-explosion-v0-0tjkm9md1se91.jpg?width=500&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=a26549c6607a2920c52bb7dfdebec9e8104a7792)
A forgotten moment in US history the Black Tom Explosion. This explosion was big that it send debris that damage the torch arm of the Statue of Liberty. On July 30, 1916. :
![The Public Can Now Access the Statue of Liberty's Crown, After Two and a Half Years (and 14 Flights of Stairs) The Public Can Now Access the Statue of Liberty's Crown, After Two and a Half Years (and 14 Flights of Stairs)](https://news.artnet.com/app/news-upload/2022/10/GettyImages-514700202-scaled.jpg)
The Public Can Now Access the Statue of Liberty's Crown, After Two and a Half Years (and 14 Flights of Stairs)
![Black Tom explosion on July 30, 1916 made Lady Liberty's torch off-limits after WWI | The Doughboy Foundation Black Tom explosion on July 30, 1916 made Lady Liberty's torch off-limits after WWI | The Doughboy Foundation](https://doughboy.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/SoL_crown.jpg)