There was also a long line of people waiting to view the Liberty Bell. The Liberty Bell cracked the first time it was rung in 1752. After several re-castings, the 2,800-pound bell cracked again during the first half of the nineteenth century. In 1893, President Harrison joked the bell was made in England but had to be re-cast in America before it could proclaim our right of self-government. The word “Liberty” has become associated with American freedom. However, the word actually came from an abolitionist effort to free slaves in 1835. The Liberty Bell initially hung in the tower of Independence Hall and is now on display at the nearby Liberty Bell Center on Independence Mall.
