Liberty Bell - Fast Facts

Fun Fact Friday is all about the Liberty Bell.

It was not originally called the Liberty Bell, but called the State House Bell, commissioned in 1751 to celebrate Pennsylvania’s original constitution.

No one really knows when that iconic crack happened; historians debate whether it first fractured right after arrival or much later. But we know the last crack was 1846, taking away her sound.

Despite legend, it probably didn’t ring on July 4, 1776, and it’s unclear whether it even rang for the July 8 reading of the Declaration.

Thankfully, it was hidden in Allentown, PA, in 1777, during the British Occupation of Philadelphia.

Today, the Liberty Bell is one of our iconic symbols of freedom.