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Visit To The Liberty Bell: Independence And Freedom

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Even though the Liberty bell is so old it still attracts tourist. The Liberty bell still attracts tourist and it attracts over a million people each year. Oppressed groups come to Philadelphia to give voice to their plight, at the Liberty Bell, proclaiming their call for liberty. People usually visit the Liberty bell because it 's a big part of our country and it shows why it was used and how it showed independence and freedom. People get about 2,736 area jobs around the park to support the liberty bell. People in 1752 paid $300 to have it built in their state house.

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