Liberty Bell Replica - Salt Lake City, Utah - Exact Replicas on Waymarking.com

The Liberty Bell replica was presented to the State of Utah by the Beta Sigma Phi International Sorority and placed in Memory Grove Park in commemoration of American Revolution Bicentennial 1776-1976

The plaque at the bell reads:

Replica of the Liberty Bell
Presented MCMLXXVI (1976)
This bell was cast at the White Chapel Bell Foundry, London, England, in the same mold in which the original Liberty Bell was cast in 1752. The bell weighs 2080 pounds, is tuned to E flat, and bears the same inscription as the original.
Dedicated to the Good the True the Beautiful

The area which now comprises Memory Grove Park was set aside as a city park in 1902. The park, however, remained unimproved until the 1920s when the women of the Salt Lake chapter of the Service Star Legion asked the city to designate the park as a memorial honoring America's soldiers and spearheaded the planting of trees and placement of monuments in the park.

Where is original located?: Philadelphia, PA Where is this replica located?: Memory Grove Park Salt Lake City Utah Who created the original?: Whitechapel Bell Foundry Internet Link about Original: http://www.ushistory.org/libertybell/ Year Original was Created (approx. ok): 1752

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