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The '''Liberty Bell''' was designed as the bell for the [[Pennsylvania]] State House in 1751.  It was rung for many events, including the coronation of [[King George III]] in 1760.<ref>http://www.nps.gov/history/nR/twhp/wwwlps/lessons/36liberty/36setting.htm</ref>  Among its most famous ringings was on July 8 1776 to announce the first public reading of the [[Declaration of Independence]].<ref>http://www.nps.gov/archive/inde/liberty-bell.html</ref>

The '''Liberty Bell''' was designed as the bell for the [[Pennsylvania]] State House in 1751.  It was rung for many events, including the coronation of [[King George III]] in 1760.<ref>[http://www.nps.gov/history/nR/twhp/wwwlps/lessons/36liberty/36setting.htm The Liberty Bell - Setting the Stage] The National Park Service</ref>  Among its most famous ringings was on July 8 1776 to announce the first public reading of the [[Declaration of Independence]].<ref name = "nps2">[http://www.nps.gov/archive/inde/liberty-bell.html The Liberty Bell] The National Park Service</ref>

The first bell was made in [[England]]. It arrived in Philadelphia in 1752 and cracked upon its first test ringing.  A second bell was cast but its tone was found to be unsatisfactory.  A third bell was cast, hung in the Pennsylvania State House (now Liberty Hall) in 1753. It weighs over 2000 pounds and its composition is 70% copper, 25% tin, and small amounts of lead, zinc, arsenic, [[gold]], and [[silver]]. <ref>http://www.nps.gov/archive/inde/liberty-bell.html</ref>  It was rung on every anniversary of Independence Day (4th of July) until the time it cracked when rung on July 8, 1835 at the funeral of [[U.S. Supreme Court]] Justice [[John Marshall]].  

The first bell was made in [[England]]. It arrived in Philadelphia in 1752 and cracked upon its first test ringing.  A second bell was cast but its tone was found to be unsatisfactory.  A third bell was cast, hung in the Pennsylvania State House (now Liberty Hall) in 1753. It weighs over 2000 pounds and its composition is 70% copper, 25% tin, and small amounts of lead, zinc, arsenic, [[gold]], and [[silver]]. <ref name = "nps2"/>  It was rung on every anniversary of Independence Day (4th of July) until the time it cracked when rung on July 8, 1835 at the funeral of [[U.S. Supreme Court]] Justice [[John Marshall]].  

Inscribed on the Liberty Bell is a verse from the [[Old Testament]]: <ref>Leviticus 25:10</ref>

Inscribed on the Liberty Bell is a verse from the [[Old Testament]]: <ref name = "nps2"/>

:"Proclaim Liberty throughout the land unto all the inhabitants thereof." (Leviticus 25:10)

:"Proclaim Liberty throughout the land unto all the inhabitants thereof." (Leviticus 25:10)