U.S.S. Illinois Bell - Chicago, IL
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N 41° 53.473 W 087° 36.096
16T E 450092 N 4637873
This bell is located on Chicago's Navy Pier.
Waymark Code: WMBWXE
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 06/29/2011
Views: 8
Located near the displays of stained glass windows in the Navy Pier's festival Hall, this bell is displayed without explanation.
An internet search reveals that an Indiana-class battleship replica was built and displayed at the 1893 Columbian Exposition in Chicago, Illinois. There had been a real U.S.S. Illinois laid down in 1864---but it was never completed. In 1898, an Illinois-class battleship WAS built and known as U.S.S. Illinois. See (
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