This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Liberty Bell in Danger Mars Nation’s Independence History
Panamanian and California organizers seek to borrow the Liberty Bell for a Panama exposition exhibit as cracks deepen a second fracture. Wilfred Jordan notes the crack extends about one third around the bell, raising questions on future travel. The bell’s long journey helped ease sectional tensions and remains tied to Independence Hall in Philadelphia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commonwealth of California
Philadelphia
Wilfred Jordan
Independence Hall Museum
Jordan
Republic
Atlantic Seaboard
Pacific
Assembly of
Pennsylvania
England
State House
Province of Pennsylvania
Independence Hall
Thomas Lester
White Chapel
London
Isaac Morris
Budden
America
Herman Pass
Island of
Malta
Jacob Stow
Charles Stow
Pass and
Stow
Frank Mn
Delaware
State House Yard
Polly
Boston
Lexington
Continental Congress
Carpenter's Hall
John Nixon
Lord Cornwallis
Washington
Great Britain
Berty