In the summer of 1876, Philadelphia was teeming with tourists. Over the course of the season, 10 million people from 35 countries poured into Fairmount Park to take in the sights at the first-ever World's Fair in America.
One spectacle drew extra attention - a gigantic disembodied arm that towered four stories above the fairground. A late entrant to the festival, the lonely, torch-bearing limb wasn't included in the official guide. Few knew that it was destined to become part of an even bigger statue, meant to be a gift from France to America.
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