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One of the most unique events in American history is the Liberty Bell's

travels by train around the United States to be placed on exhibit at many World's

Fairs. From 1885 to 1915, the Liberty Bell traveled by rail on seven separate trips to eight

different World's Fair exhibitions visiting nearly 400 cities and towns on those trips coast

to coast.

The Liberty Bell's trips were widely publicized so that each town

where the Liberty Bell train stopped was prepared for their historic guest. Each

stop on the way to the host World's Fair exhibition lasted anywhere from a few minutes

to a couple of hours. The Liberty Bell was nearly always met with military salutes,

parades, patriotic music and masses of cheering men, women and children.

In 1873, Philadelphian Henry Seybert donated to the City of Philadelphia a

new bell and a large clock for tower of Independence Hall. Seybert commissioned the

Meneely and Kimberly Bell Foundry to cast the bell......

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