The Liberty Bell is a huge bronze bell that symbolizes freedom in the United States of America. This historic bell is located in Independence National Historical Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The bell was originally cast in London, England (1752). It was commissioned as a bell for the Pennsylvania State House (now called Independence Hall). The bell first cracked during a test ringing. After cracking, the bell was recast twice in 1753 in Philadelphia by John Pass and John Stow (the old bell was broken up and melted down, more copper was added to the metal alloy to make it less brittle, and the bell was re-cast). The restored bell was probably rung at the first public reading of the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia (July 8, 1776). The bell cracked again on July 8, 1835, while being rung at the funeral of John Marshall, the fourth Chief Justice of the Supreme Court and one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence. The bell was originally called the State House Bell or the Province Bell. It was first called the Liberty Bell around 1839 by abolitionist (anti-slavery) publications.
THE LIBERTY BELL FIRST CRACKED DURING A TEST RINGING, THEN WAS RECAST AND LATER CRACKED AGAIN AT THE FUNERAL OF ??????
JOHN MARSHALL = N 40 49.985 W 078 54.291
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN = N 40 49.011 W 078 55.162
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