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Liberty Bell By Tori and Emma

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Liberty BellBy Tori and Emma

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The Liberty Bell’s location is Liberty Bell Center, Market Street and 6th Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

It is in Independence Mall. It was a gift from France.

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The bell cracked during a test ringing. Then it was recast. It cracked again July 8, 1835.

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The Bell is 70% copper, 25% tin, the rest is bronze. It is 3 feet tall and weighs just over a ton.

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The bell was named the Liberty Bell in 1839. It’s original name was the State House Bell.

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The circumference of the bell is 12 feet. The crack is 24 and a half inches long and a half an inch wide.

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Liberty Bell Center is now like a little museum. People come look at it all the time to remember when we earned liberty and

freedom.