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This July 4,1984 file photo shows the original torch of the Statue of Liberty after it was removed from her grasp, in New York. The torch, which was replaced by a replica, was moved into what will become its permanent home at a new museum on Liberty Island. (AP Photo/David Pickoff, File)

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The Statue of Liberty's original torch, which has been housed in the base of the statue since a replica replaced it in the 1980s, was moved across Liberty Island on Thursday to its new home in a museum that will open next year.

By KAREN MATTHEWS, Associated Press November 16, 2018