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The Liberty Bell, previously called the State House Bell or Old State House Bell, is an iconic symbol of American independence located in Philadelphia. Originally placed in the steeple of Pennsylvania State House, now known as Independence Hall, the Liberty Bell today is located across the street from Independence Hall in the Liberty Bell Center in Independence National Historical Park.
The Independence Visitors Center opened in November 2001, the National Constitution Center opened in July 2003, and the Liberty Bell was moved into the Liberty Bell Center in October 2003. The Liberty Bell Pavilion was demolished in 2006. Exhibits include coverage of slavery in US history and its abolition.
The Liberty Bell, an abolitionist publication from the 1800s; Liberty Bell (game), a 19th-century slot machine; Liberty Bell 7, one of the spacecraft of the Mercury spaceflight program; Liberty Bell Mountain, a mountain in Washington, U.S. Liberty Bell Park Racetrack, a defunct horse racing track in Philadelphia that operated 1963–1986
Frederick Leaser (1738–1810) was a Pennsylvanian German farmer, patriot and soldier from Lynn in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania.During the American Revolutionary War, he transported the Liberty Bell to the Zion Reformed Church in Allentown, Pennsylvania, where it was successfully hidden and protected from the British for nine months during the British occupation of Philadelphia, then the ...
A new state license plate design refers to Pennsylvania's critical role in establishing the United States' independence from England and features the phrase “Let Freedom Ring.” The red, white ...
The New York Times did published an article on the program, however, there are no misspelled words. The report claims that in 2013 the state’s fourth graders ranked 49 in reading proficiency and ...
A watercolor painting depicting the arrival of the Liberty Bell at Zions Church, on September 24, 1777 A woodcust image of Zion's Church, which includes a sketched message, indicating that the church was erected in 1773 and was the hiding place for the Liberty Bell during the winter of 1777–1778 "The Saving of the Liberty Bell", a plaque ...
Oprah Winfrey is a household name,but it turns out "Oprah" is not her real name. A little known fact about the 61-year-old media mogul -- her family wanted to give her a Biblical name, so they ...