Cracked Liberty Bell
Considering the number of people queuing up to see the Liberty Bell, I reached the Liberty Bell quite quickly. Honestly, after that waiting, it felt a little anticlimactic by the time I reached the bell. There Liberty Bell was there at the very end of the Liberty Bell Center. It was fenced out to keep people from touching it. It felt like a sacred relic and in a lot of ways it probably was. The bell has been around country as part of exhibitions and most importantly as a symbol of American independence. By the time I got to the bell, had bit more information about it than I ever did. The bell wasn’t really rung on during the declaration of independence.
Looking at the Liberty Bell from Behind
One surprisingly thing I found out, was that the Liberty Bell has a massive crack that runs along its length. That wasn’t the only crack, there were other hairline ones which are not very visible. It is suspected that the caster didn’t make use of proper material to cast the bell, which made it brittle. Other theories lay the blame on an inexperienced toller who may have hit the bell on the rim instead of the body. Whatever the cause may be, attempts to repair the initial crack only made it worse. In the end attempts to repair the crack went for naught and the bell fell into disuse. However, it remained as a powerful symbol of American independence.
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