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	The Liberty Bell
pokkets
9-26-2008 5:47 AM
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pokkets says:
i heard somewhere that Col David Crockett
patched up the Crack in the Liberty Bell
It clearly needs to be recast
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<div style="margin: 12px 0px; font-family: arial; color: #333333; background: #ffffff; border: solid 4px #e5e5e5; width: 100%; clear: left;"><div class="CM_CTB_Content_Wrap" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;background-color:#006633;"><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: #eeeeee ;background-image: url(http://clipmarks.com/images/source-bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; height: 24px; line-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; padding-bottom: 4px; color: #666666; font-size: 10px;" ><a href="http://clipmarks.com/clip-to-blog/" title="see clips that are hot right now"><img src="http://content.clipmarks.com/blog_embed/d38ee63e-a46a-4600-8066-5e6596190996/B3B1941D-9665-49E3-91B0-4DE19D84FA2C/" alt="" width="19" height="19" border="0" style="vertical-align: middle; margin: 0px 4px; display: inline; border: none; float:none;" /></a>clipped from <a title="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Liberty_Bell&oldid=240790441" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Liberty_Bell&oldid=240790441" style="font-size: 11px;">en.wikipedia.org</a></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Liberty_Bell&oldid=240790441"><P>The <B>Liberty Bell</B>, in <A title="Philadelphia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philadelphia">Philadelphia</A>, <A title="Pennsylvania" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pennsylvania">Pennsylvania</A>, is a <A title="Bell (instrument)" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bell_(instrument)">bell</A> that has served as one of the most prominent symbols of the <A title="American Revolutionary War" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Revolutionary_War">American Revolutionary War</A>. It is a familiar symbol of independence within the United States and has been described as an icon of liberty and justice.<SUP class="reference" id="cite_ref-INHP1_0-0"><A title="" href="#cite_note-INHP1-0">[1]</A></SUP> It did not, despite popular legend, on July 4, 1776, ring for the adoption of the Declaration of Independence.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Liberty_Bell&oldid=240790441"><div align="center"><img src="http://content9.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/en.wikipedia.org/img/0D728589-46E9-4686-8133-5100823F2CBC" alt="none The Liberty Bell." /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Liberty_Bell&oldid=240790441"><TR><TD colspan="2"><DIV></DIV>
</TD></TR><TR title="Country/Countries in which the site lies" class="mergedtoprow"><TH>Country</TH><TD><SPAN><A class="mw-redirect" title="USA" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USA">USA</A></SPAN></TD></TR><TR title="State/States in which the site lies" class="mergedrow"><TH>State</TH><TD><SPAN><A title="Pennsylvania" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pennsylvania">Pennsylvania</A></SPAN></TD></TR><TR class="mergedrow"><TD colspan="2"></TD></TR><TR title="Major settlements which lie in the site" class="mergedtoprow"><TH>City</TH><TD><SPAN><A class="mw-redirect" title="Philadelphia, Pennsylvania" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philadelphia,_Pennsylvania">Philadelphia</A></SPAN></TD></TR><TR class="mergedrow"><TD colspan="2"></TD></TR><TR title="Location/Center" class="mergedtoprow"><TH>Location</TH><TD><A class="mw-redirect" title="Liberty Bell Center" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberty_Bell_Center">Liberty Bell Center</A></TD></TR><TR title="Elevation above sea level (ASL)" class="mergedrow"><TD> - elevation</TD><TD>30 <A class="mw-redirect" title="Foot (unit of length)" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foot_(unit_of_length)">ft</A> (9 <A title="Metre" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metre">m</A>)</TD></TR><TR title="Gographic coordinates" class="mergedrow"><TD> - coordinates</TD><TD><SPAN><SPAN class="plainlinksneverexpand"><IMG src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Erioll_world.svg/18px-Erioll_world.svg.png" title="show location on an interactive map" class="noprint" /><A rel="nofollow" title="http://stable.toolserver.org/geohack/geohack.php?pagename=Liberty_Bell&params=39_57_1_N_75_9_1_W_type:landmark_region:US-PA" class="external text" href="http://stable.toolserver.org/geohack/geohack.php?pagename=Liberty_Bell&params=39_57_1_N_75_9_1_W_type:landmark_region:US-PA"><SPAN class="geo-default"><SPAN title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for 39°57′1″N 75°9′1″W" class="geo-dms"><SPAN class="latitude">39°57′1″N</SPAN> <SPAN class="longitude">75°9′1″W</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN class="geo-multi-punct"> / </SPAN><SPAN class="geo-nondefault"><SPAN title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for 39.95028 -75.15028" class="geo-dec geo"><SPAN class="latitude">39.95028</SPAN>, <SPAN class="longitude">-75.15028</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></A></SPAN></SPAN></TD></TR><TR class="mergedrow"><TD colspan="2"></TD></TR><TR title="Width" class="mergedtoprow"><TH>Circumference</TH><TD>12 <A class="mw-redirect" title="Foot (unit of length)" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foot_(unit_of_length)">ft</A> (3.7 <A title="Metre" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metre">m</A>)</TD></TR><TR title="Weight" class="mergedrow"><TH>Weight</TH><TD><SPAN>2,055 <A title="Pound (mass)" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pound_(mass)#International_pound">lb</A></SPAN> <SPAN>(900 <A title="Kilogram" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kilogram">kg</A>)</SPAN></TD></TR><TR class="mergedrow"><TD colspan="2"></TD></TR><TR title="Author/Creator" class="mergedtoprow"><TH>Caster</TH><TD><SPAN><A title="Whitechapel Bell Foundry" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whitechapel_Bell_Foundry">Whitechapel Bell Foundry</A></SPAN></TD></TR><TR title="Material(s) in which the object is made" class="mergedrow"><TH>Materials</TH><TD><SPAN><A title="Copper" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copper">Copper</A>,</SPAN> <SPAN><A title="Tin" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tin">Tin</A></SPAN></TD></TR><TR class="mergedrow"><TD colspan="2"></TD></TR><TR title="Foundation date" class="mergedtoprow"><TH>Cast</TH><TD><A title="1752" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1752">1752</A></TD></TR><TR title="Owner of the site" class="mergedrow"><TH>Owner</TH><TD><A class="mw-redirect" title="City of Philadelphia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/City_of_Philadelphia">City of Philadelphia</A></TD></TR></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Liberty_Bell&oldid=240790441"><P>The inscription on the Liberty Bell reads as follows:</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Liberty_Bell&oldid=240790441"><table background="undefined" bgcolor=""><tr><TD valign="top"><I>Proclaim LIBERTY throughout all the Land unto all the Inhabitants thereof Lev. XXV X</I>
<P><I>By Order of the ASSEMBLY of the Province of PENSYLVANIA for the State House in Philad<SUP>a</SUP></I>
<I>Pass and Stow</I>
<I>Philad<SUP>a</SUP></I>
<I>MDCCLIII</I><BR /></p> </TD></tr></table></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Liberty_Bell&oldid=240790441"><div align="center"><img src="http://content7.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/en.wikipedia.org/img/F5E6B033-6EB1-497F-B6C1-662A77595799" alt="Location of the Liberty Bell within Pennsylvania" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Liberty_Bell&oldid=240790441">Location of the Liberty Bell</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Liberty_Bell&oldid=240790441">in Pennsylvania</blockquote></div><div style="margin: 0px 6px 6px 4px;"><table style="font-size: 11px;border-spacing: 0px;padding: 0px;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</td><td align="right" style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;width:107px" width="107"><a href="http://clipmarks.com/share/B3B1941D-9665-49E3-91B0-4DE19D84FA2C/blog/" title="blog or email this clip"><img src="http://content8.clipmarks.com/images/c2b-foot.png" border="0" alt="blog it" width="107" height="17" style="border-width:0px;padding:0px;margin:0px;" /></a></td></tr></table></div></div>
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