Editing Independence Hall (section)

===Liberty Bell===
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[[File:Liberty_Bell,_2016.jpg|thumb|[[Liberty Bell|The Liberty Bell]] (foreground) was housed in the highest chamber of the brick tower from the 1780s until the 1850s]]<!--IMAGE TEMPORARY OFF DISPLAY, until more text can be added, otherwise, throws off images[[Image:Centennial Bell in the Independence Hall Belfry, Philadelphia - Engraving from 1876.jpg|thumb|The Centennial Bell in the Independence Hall Belfry, from an 1876 engraving.]]-->
The lowest chamber of the original wooden steeple was the first home of the [[Liberty Bell]]. When that steeple was removed in the 1780s, the bell was lowered into the highest chamber of the brick tower, where it remained until the 1850s. The much larger Centennial Bell, created for the [[Centennial Exposition]] in [[Philadelphia]] in 1876, hangs in the cupola of the 1828 steeple. The Liberty Bell, with its distinctive crack, was displayed on the ground floor of the hall from the 1850s until 1976, and is now on display across the street in the [[Liberty Bell#Liberty Bell Center|Liberty Bell Center]].
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