Corrected entry: When Fievel arrives on Ellis Island, and the pigeon is telling him that America is bigger than the island they're on, they're standing on the Statue of Liberty's flame. The French gave the arm holding the torch to America in 1876 as a gift to commemorate America's centennial. The arm holding the torch was actually a monument standing in Central Park until the statue was shipped to America and finished.
paigeeyxox
10th May 2004
Correction: In the beginning of the movie it states that it is 1885, so the statue could be there at that time.
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