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The Liberty Bell An important object that is important in our history is the State House Bell, now known as the Liberty Bell. The Liberty Bell should be included with the other objects because I believe it represents our independence and freedom. Without the bell, we wouldn’t have a symbol besides the flag to represent our American rights. The Liberty Bell is an important object because it has multiple symbols to the people, the inscription has a meaning, and it was used for special occasions. The Liberty Bell is a historical object located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Whitechapel foundry made the bell and had it sent to Pennsylvania where it was originally hung from a tree before it was placed in the Independence Hall. Isaac Norris, …show more content…

The Liberty bell did indeed crack twice. When it was first hung the clapper struck the side so hard that it made a crack in the big bell. The crack happened during the first test ringing; however, there are no records of an exact date it happened. There are many speculations that it had happened around George Washington’s birthday. According to the Liberty Bell, a Philadelphia Public Ledger talked about the crack announcing, “The Independence Bell rang its last clear note on Monday in honor of Washington’s birthday and now hangs in the great city steeple irreparably cracked and dumb. It had been cracked before but was set in order of that day by having the edges of the fracture filled so as not to vibrate against each other...It gave out clear notes and loud, and appeared to be in excellent condition until noon.” The publication was announced on February 26,1848. According to nps, the bell was recast by two local metal workers, John Pass and John Stow. The first recast, the old bell was broken up and melted down to add more copper. The second crack caused even a deeper crack then the first one. Also, the bell metal was so brittle and didn’t appreciate the noise. They restored the correct noise but the crack was not fixed. Since the second crack, the bell has not been rung again since that last crack back in 1846 according to the national constitution

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