DAUPHIN BOROUGH, Penn. - The statue appeared in the middle of the Susquehanna River, near a town in the middle of Pennsylvania called Dauphin Borough.
According to news reports at the time, drivers got so distracted, they started running into each other.
As CBS News correspondent Steve Hartman reports, it wasn't just any statue. The huge edifice, that seemed to just emerge from the river that morning and still greets commuters today, was none other than Lady Liberty herself.
How on Earth did it get here? No one would claim responsibility at the time. But now, 25 years later, it is a mystery no more.
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"Kept it quiet," said Gene Stlip. "That was part of the fun of the whole thing."
Stilp was a local lawyer who built the statue in a friend's garage to honor the New York "It was going to be the 100th anniversary and it'd be nice to do something here," Stlip said.
A replica of the Statue of Liberty is seen in the Susquehanna River.
(Credit: CBS News/Miles Doran) nschristy October 29, 2011 12:33 AM EDT Very happy to see "On the Road" reestablished. And great choice for the reporter! Good Job. Cancel
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