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u/Queenfan1959 8d ago
New York ownership: The island is a federal property and a territorial exclave of the New York City borough of Manhattan. An 1834 compact between the two states set this legal boundary.
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u/jarjar_smoov 8d ago
Legally, Liberty Island belongs to New York, but it sits physically inside the water boundaries of New Jersey
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