3. The Torch Was at at the Philadelphia World’s Fair Before Madison Square

Statue of Liberty torch at the 1876 Centennial Exhibition in Philadelphia. Photo via Library of Congress

But before Madison Square Park, the torch was actually in Philadelphia for the World’s Fair (also known as the Centennial Exposition) in Fairmount Park from May 10 to November 10, 1876. For a $0.50 entry fee, fair-goers could climb to the balcony and the proceeds went to the funding of the statue. Bartholdi himself also came for the event.