The Libert Bell

"Let Freedom Ring"

Beloved took us to see Independence Hall and the Liberty Bell.

Construction of the Pennsylvania State House, which came to be known as Independence Hall, began in 1732. It was a symbol of the nation to come. At the time it was the most ambitious public building in the thirteen colonies. The Provincial government paid for construction as they went along, so it was finished piecemeal. It wasn't until 1753, 21 years after the groundbreaking, before it was completed. - Independence Hall facts.

Independence Hall

The Court room.

Independence Hall is, by every estimate, the birthplace of the United States. It was within its walls that the Declaration of Independence was adopted. It was here that the Constitution of the United States was debated, drafted and signed.

The room in which the Constitution was signed.

The Architecture is amazing!

The Liberty Bell is not in Independence Hall.

Instead it is in a building by itself.

The liberty Bell stands alone but the Independence Hall is in its background of where it once rang.

Tradition tells of a chime that changed the world on July 8, 1776, with the Liberty Bell ringing out from the tower of Independence Hall summoning the citizens of Philadelphia to hear the first public reading of the Declaration of Independence by Colonel John Nixon.

The Liberty Bell gained iconic importance when abolitionists in their efforts to put an end to slavery throughout America adopted it as a symbol.

It was, in fact, the abolitionists who gave it the name "Liberty Bell," in reference to its inscription. It was previously called simply the "State House bell."

After the divisive Civil War, Americans sought a symbol of unity. The flag became one such symbol, and the Liberty Bell another. To help heal the wounds of the war, the Liberty Bell would travel across the country.

Starting in the 1880s, the Bell traveled to cities throughout the land "proclaiming liberty" and inspiring the cause of freedom. - Liberty Bell Facts

Besides the Crack happening when the Bell was first rung, Did you know that Philadelphia is spelled wrong too? It was NOT a typo. Pennnsylvania is spelled with only one "N", making it Pensylvania. That was simply because Pennsylvania had not adopted the spelling with two letter N's. On old maps and the original constitution, Pennsylvania is still spelled with one letter N.

The Liberty Bell and the Little Man.