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The '''[[Liberty Bell]]''' is an iconic symbol of [[American Revolution|American independence]] located in [[Philadelphia]]. Originally placed in the steeple of [[Independence Hall]], the Liberty Bell today is located across the street in the [[Liberty Bell Center]].The bell was commissioned in 1752 by the [[Province of Pennsylvania#Government|Pennsylvania Provincial Assembly]] from the London-based firm [[Whitechapel Bell Foundry|Lester and Pack]], and [[bellfounding|was cast]] with the lettering "Proclaim LIBERTY Throughout all the Land unto all the Inhabitants Thereof". The bell first cracked when rung after its arrival in Philadelphia, and was twice recast by local workmen John Pass and John Stow, whose surnames appear on the bell. It is likely that the Liberty Bell was among the bells in Philadelphia to ring on July 8, 1776, when the [[United States Declaration of Independence|Declaration of Independence]] was first read to the public, although no contemporary account exists It acquired its distinctive large crack sometime in the first half of the 19th century—a widespread story claims it cracked while ringing after the death of the [[Chief Justice of the United States|Chief Justice]], [[John Marshall]] in 1835. {{TFAFULL|Liberty Bell}}

The '''[[Liberty Bell]]''' is an iconic symbol of [[American Revolution|American independence]] located in [[Philadelphia]]. Originally placed in the steeple of [[Independence Hall]], the Liberty Bell today is located across the street to the [[Liberty Bell Center]]. The bell was commissioned in 1752 by the [[Province of Pennsylvania#Government|Pennsylvania Provincial Assembly]] from the London-based firm [[Whitechapel Bell Foundry|Lester and Pack]], and [[bellfounding|was cast]] with the words "Proclaim LIBERTY Throughout all the Land unto all the Inhabitants Thereof". It cracked when rung after its arrival in Philadelphia, and was twice recast by local workmen John Pass and John Stow, whose surnames appear on the bell. It is likely that the Liberty Bell was among the bells in Philadelphia to ring on July 8, 1776, when the [[United States Declaration of Independence|Declaration of Independence]] was first read to the public, although no contemporary account exists It acquired its distinctive large crack sometime in the first half of the 19th century—a widespread story claims it cracked while ringing after the death of the [[Chief Justice of the United States|Chief Justice]], [[John Marshall]] in 1835. {{TFAFULL|Liberty Bell}}