Liberty Bell

Liberty Bell
Author/creator: Bev Sykes, Davis, CA, USA, Reviewer: Andre Engels, Source: Flickr, Creative Commons
  • Created in 1752 by a London firm for the PA State House.
  • Iconic symbol of American independence and freedom but also for equal rights and protesting wars.
  • Weighs 2,080 lbs and is made primarily of copper and tin.
  • Has been cracked twice and was given its present name in 1835 by abolitionists protesting slavery.
  • Engraved inscription reads: “Proclaim LIBERTY Throughout all the Land unto all the Inhabitants Thereof.”