15 Facts About Liberty Bell

Liberty Bell, previously called the State House Bell or Old State House Bell, is an iconic symbol of American independence, located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Liberty Bell acquired its distinctive large crack some time in the early 19th century—a widespread story claims it cracked while ringing after the death of Chief Justice John Marshall in 1835.

In 1975, the Winterthur Museum conducted an analysis of the metal in the bell, and concluded that "a series of errors made in the construction, reconstruction, and second reconstruction of the Liberty Bell resulted in a brittle bell that barely missed being broken up for scrap".

The result was "an extremely brittle alloy which not only caused the Liberty Bell to fail in service but made it easy for early souvenir collectors to knock off substantial trophies from the rim".

Two years later, in another work of that society, the journal Liberty featured an image of the bell as its frontispiece, with the words "Proclaim Liberty".

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The Liberty Bell was displayed on that pedestal for the next quarter-century, surmounted by an eagle .

The metal used for what was dubbed "the Centennial Liberty Bell" included four melted-down cannons: one used by each side in the American Revolutionary War, and one used by each side in the Civil War.

Between 1885 and 1915, the Liberty Bell made seven trips to various expositions and celebrations.

The foundry was called upon, in 1976, to cast a full-size replica of the Liberty Bell that was presented to the United States by the British monarch, Queen Elizabeth II, and was housed in the tower once intended for the Liberty Bell, at the former visitor center on South Third Street.

Liberty Bell created his own plan that included a domed bell pavilion built north of Market Street.

In 1950, too, an enlarged and slightly modified replica of the Liberty Bell, baptized Freedom Bell, was cast in England, brought to the United States, and toured the country as part of a "Crusade of Freedom".

Liberty Bell appeared on a commemorative coin in 1926 to mark the sesquicentennial of American independence.

The Liberty Bell was chosen for the stamp design theme because the symbol was most representative of the nation's independence.

Since then the Liberty Bell has appeared on several other U S postage stamps, including the first forever stamp, issued since 2007.

In 1962, the Liberty Bell Museum was erected in the basement of Zion United Church of Christ in Allentown, Pennsylvania, where the Liberty Bell was successfully hidden for nine months from September 1777 until June 1778 during the British Army's occupation of the colonial capital of Philadelphia.