THE LIBERTY BELL

On July 8, 1776, a bell rang out to announce the first reading of The Declaration of Independence to the people of Philadelphia. It became then, and still is, a symbol of American Independence.

The people of Pennsylvania sent an order to England in 1751 for the making of a “bell of about two thousand pounds weight” to be used in the State House in Philadelphia. They asked that this inscription be cast around the bell’s crown: “Proclaim Liberty throughout all the land unto all the inhabitants thereof.”

Soon after the bell’s arrival to America in 1752, it cracked the first time it rang. It was then recast in Philadelphia and began its ringing for freedom. The Old State House Bell, as it was called, was beginning to live up to the words “Proclaim liberty throughout all the land unto all the inhabitants thereof” that were inscribed on it, even before the people of the New World knew that it was complete liberty they wanted. This historic bell rang to proclaim liberty until 1855, when it cracked.

The bell was known by several names besides the Old State House Bell. It was called the Bell of the Revolution and old Independence. But it was not until 1839 that it was called the Liberty Bell.

The Liberty Bell became a symbol of freedom, even though it could not be heard. It began to tour the country by train, visiting such places as New Orleans, Chicago, Boston, Atlanta, St Louis, and San Francisco. Since 1915, the Liberty Bell has been on permanent display in a glass – enclosed building in Philadelphia.

The Liberty Bell continues to “proclaim liberty throughout all land” and to people throughout the world.

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