Liberty Bell Replica - Hamilton, Ohio
N 39° 24.039 W 084° 33.845
16S E 709748 N 4364069
One of only two Liberty Bell replicas in the state of Ohio. Located on steps in front of Hamilton's old municipal building on High St.
There is a bicentennial time capsule located underneath the bell.
Waymark Code: WM3TFM
Location: Ohio, United States
Date Posted: 05/16/2008
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The replica in front of the Hamilton Municipal Building on High Street was unveiled July 4, 1976, as part of the city's American Revolution bicentennial observance. It was produced by the same English bell foundry which cast the original bell in the 1750's.
In 1976, the Whitechapel Bell Foundry Ltd. of London sold 100 Liberty Bell replicas in the United States. A Hamilton commission, headed by Jim Grimm, raised more than $12,000 to obtain one of two Ohio bells for the city.
-Jim Blount, Hamilton/Butler County Historian
Where is original located?: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Where is this replica located?: Hamilton, Ohio
Who created the original?: Whitechapel Foundry
Internet Link about Original: http://lanepl.org/Blount/JBCOLS/documents/9A3E6CEF094B8407B655E107A3E6DD026B2C7AAD.html
Year Original was Created (approx. ok): 1752
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