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The earliest date would be the 1830's when the bell was adopted as a symbol by abolitionist societies, who dubbed it the "Liberty Bell."

It became more of a national symbol in 1847 after a short story claimed that an aged bell-ringer rang it on July 4, 1776, upon hearing of the Second Continental Congress's vote for independence. However, no bells were rung that day, because the Second Continental Congress did not make any announcement of the vote for independence on that date.

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The bell was adopted as a symbol by abolitionist societies in the 1830's, who dubbed it the "Liberty Bell."

The bell became famous after an 1847 short story claimed that an aged bell-ringer rang it on July 4, 1776, upon hearing of the Second Continental Congress's vote for independence. However, no bells were rung that day, because the Second Continental Congress did not make any announcement of the vote for independence on that date.

The Liberty Bell became even more famous when it traveled to various exhibitions and celebrations around the country. After it was found that all the travel was causing more cracks in the bell and that pieces had been cut off for souvenirs, the City of Philadelphia, which owns the Liberty Bell, placed the bell on display in Independence Hall.

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The bell was made in a London foundry and sent to Independence hall in 1753. The clapper cracked the bell the first time it was used. The bell gained importance when abolitionists adopted it as a symbol to put an end to slavery in 1837. It was the abolitionists that gave it the name " Liberty Bell." Before that it was known as the state house bell. In 1846 the bell was unringable on Washington's Birthday after it was rung one last time in honor of Washington. George Lippard in 1847 wrote a fictional story for The Saturday Currier that told of an elderly bellman waiting in the steeple for Congress to declare independence. This story became very popular and the bell has been associated with independence ever since. The truth is that the steeple was in bad condition in 1776 and historians doubt today that the bell was rung declaring independence . However, the story has come down to us as fact and is forever fixed in our collective mythology like so many of our stories in our history. After the Civil War the bell and the flag became symbols of unity and the bell would travel across the country. In the 1880's the Bell traveled to cities "proclaiming liberty" and inspiring the cause of freedom. A replica of the bell was forged in 1915 to promote women's suffrage and stayed silent until 1920 when women won the right to vote. On September 25, 1920 it was brought to Independence Hall and rung as part of the ceremonies celebrating the ratification of the 19th amendment. So, as you can see the story of the Liberty Bell is much more than what we are told.

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In 1752 the bell was caste with the lettering 'proclaim LIBERTY throughout all the land unto all inhabitants thereof.' A biblical reference to the Book of Leviticus. (25:10)

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