The Liberty Bell, previously called the State House Bell or Old State House Bell, is an iconic symbol of American independence, located in Philadelphia. It was first called the Liberty Bell by members
The Liberty Bell outside Independence Hall in Philadelphia in April 2017
An illustration of the Pennsylvania State House, later renamed Independence Hall, as it appeared in the 1770s
Zion United Church of Christ in Allentown, Pennsylvania, where the Liberty Bell was hidden under floor boards during the British occupation of Philadelphia during the Revolutionary War
The Bellman Informed of the Passage of the Declaration of Independence, an 1854 illustration of the story of the Liberty Bell being rung on July 4, 1776
Independence Hall is a historic civic building in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where both the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution of the United States were debated and adopted by the Found
Liberty Bell
…members of the American abolitionist movement, who used it as a symbol. Originally placed in the steeple of the Pennsylvania State House (now known as Independence Hall), the Liberty Bell today is located across the street from Independence Hall in the Liberty Bell Center in Independence National Historical Park. The…
Exterior of Independence Hall
The Liberty Bell (foreground) was housed in the highest chamber of the brick tower from the 1780s until the 1850s
The Assembly Room, where the Declaration of Independence and Constitution were both authored and adopted in 1776 and 1787, respectively
Congress Voting Independence, a 1795 portrait by Robert Edge Pine depicting the Assembly Room in present-day Independence Hall during the American Revolution