Downtown in Raleigh in Wake County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Just Like the Liberty Bell
Photographed by Bill Pfingsten, April 10, 2014
1. Just Like the Liberty Bell Marker
The bell, cast in France, weighs 2, 080 pounds. It is 85 percent copper and three feet tall from lip to crown. The bell has a twelve-foot circumference and measures three inches thick at the lip.
The U.S. Department of the Treasury presented the bell to North Carolina in 1950. It is one of over fifty replica bells that America's copper industry donated to encourage participation in the Independence Savings Bond Program.
Donation, United States Department of the Treasury
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Landmarks. In addition, it is included in the Historic Bells, and the Liberty Bell Replica series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1950.
Location. 35° 46.945′ N, 78° 38.319′ W. Marker is in Raleigh, North Carolina, in Wake County. It is in Downtown. It is on East Jones Street, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Raleigh NC 27610, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s Piedmont and in the Research Triangle. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Upper South. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: North Carolina Museum of History (within shouting distance of this marker); Thomas Day (about 300 feet away, measured
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Photographed by Bill Pfingsten, April 10, 2014
2. Just Like the Liberty Bell Marker
Photographed by Bill Pfingsten, April 10, 2014
3. North Carolina Capitol
Marker is just off the walkway between the State Capitol and the Legislative Building near the North Carolina Museum of History.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 16, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 16, 2014, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. This page has been viewed 2,130 times since then and 139 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 16, 2014, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.
