Friendship Bell - Oak Ridge, TN, USA
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Squirreleen
N 36° 00.666 W 084° 15.838
16S E 746586 N 3988642
Giant bronze bell cast by Japan in Oak Ridge, TN.
Waymark Code: WM54B3
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 11/08/2008
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Marine Biologist
Views: 20

A bell designed in Oak Ridge and cast in 1993 by Japan to honor the friendship since WWII between the community of Oak Ridge and Japan. This is significant as Oak Ridge is the site where one of the bombs dropped on Japan in WWII was developed and manufactured.
Country or International City that Gave the Gift: Japan

Country or International City that Received the Gift: USA

Website Verifying this Item as a Gift from Another Country or International City: [Web Link]

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