Rare 1915 Bronze Raven Panama Exposition Liberty Bell

Liberty Bell
The Liberty Bell.
Country	USA
State	Pennsylvania
City	Philadelphia
Location	Liberty Bell Center
- elevation	30 ft (9 m
- coordinates	39°57′1″N 75°9′1″W / 39.95028, -75.15028
Circumference	12 ft (3.7 m)
Weight	2,055 lb (900 kg)
Caster	Whitechapel Bell Foundry
Materials	Copper  Tin
Cast	1752
Owner	City of Philadelphia
Location of the Liberty Bell within Pennsylvania
Website: www.ushistory.org

The Liberty Bell, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is a bell that has served as one of the most prominent symbols of the American Revolutionary War. It is a familiar symbol of independence within the United States and has been described as an icon of liberty and justice.^[1]

According to tradition, its most famous ringing occurred on July 8, 1776, to summon citizens of Philadelphia for the reading of the Declaration of Independence. Historians today consider this highly doubtful, as the steeple in which the bell was hung had deteriorated significantly by that time.^[2] The bell had also been rung to announce the opening of the First Continental Congress in 1774 and after the Battle of Lexington and Concord in 1775.

The Liberty Bell was known as the "Independence Bell" or the "Old Yankee's Bell" until 1837, when it was adopted by the American Anti-Slavery Society as a symbol of the abolitionist movement