The Liberty Bell
• The Liberty Bell was made in 1752.
Liberty Bell
• When it was first made it
was called the,
"Independence Bell"
or the
"Old Yankee's Bell"
Liberty Bell
• The state leaders of Pennsylvania ordered
the bell from England.
• They wanted to have a bell for their “State
House.”
Liberty Bell
• It rang for important national events.
• People in America knew that it only rang
for really special things.
Liberty Bell
• 1753, the bell cracked the first time it rang.
Liberty Bell
• Two men were hired to fix it.
• The men’s last names were Pass and Stow.
• When they fixed the bell they got to put their
names on it.
Liberty Bell
July 8, 1776
The day the Declaration of
Independence was read,
the bell was rung for the
important event!
Liberty Bell
Americans were trying to get their independence from
the King in England. The Bell was used to announce
important events during the war for freedom.
It was used at the same time that Nathan Hale, George
Washington, and others were all fighting for Freedom
from the King in England in 1776.
Liberty Bell
• In 1777 the Bell was taken down so that the
British wouldn’t steal it.
• The Bell was brought back to Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania.
• The Bell continued to be rung for really
important events.
Liberty Bell
• The Bell cracked again in 1832 when it was rung to
celebrate George Washington’s birthday.
• It could not be rung anymore, but it is sometimes
tapped carefully for important events.
Liberty Bell
• In 2003 the Liberty Bell Center was
opened in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
• People can go visit the Bell today.