Liberty Bell
noun
: a large bell in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, that is a traditional symbol of U.S. freedom
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Some are fairly no-brainer (Georgia’s peach, Pennsylvania’s Liberty Bell), some more obscure (Colorado’s Red Rocks theater), and some suggest a failure of imagination (flowers for Idaho, Kansas, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oregon and Wyoming).
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Bay Area News Group, Mercury News, 17 Apr. 2026
The shooting at Liberty Bell Plaza stopped people in their tracks.
—Stephanie Ballesteros, CBS News, 15 Apr. 2026
Paolo found a vintage Liberty Bell pin that was perfect for Charge Nurse Dana Evans (Katherine LaNasa) to wear, but of course needed to fabricate multiples of that pin for the different stages of wear Evans would go through over the course of the shift.
—Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 9 Apr. 2026
The Liberty Bell is a short walk away and free to see.
—Lauren Schuster, Charlotte Observer, 30 Mar. 2026
The Liberty Bell is also a short walk away and free to see.
—Lauren Schuster, Miami Herald, 30 Mar. 2026
The Liberty Bell is also just a short walk away and free to see.
—Lauren Schuster, Kansas City Star, 30 Mar. 2026
The Liberty Bell was created in 1751 and was rung to commemorate historic events, including the signing of the Declaration of Independence in 1776.
—Matt Murschel, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 Mar. 2026
The leader of Philadelphia’s Gay Raiders handcuffed himself to a bannister in Independence Hall, by the Liberty Bell.
—Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026
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Bay Area News Group, Mercury News, 17 Apr. 2026
The shooting at Liberty Bell Plaza stopped people in their tracks.
—Stephanie Ballesteros, CBS News, 15 Apr. 2026
Paolo found a vintage Liberty Bell pin that was perfect for Charge Nurse Dana Evans (Katherine LaNasa) to wear, but of course needed to fabricate multiples of that pin for the different stages of wear Evans would go through over the course of the shift.
—Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 9 Apr. 2026
The Liberty Bell is a short walk away and free to see.
—Lauren Schuster, Charlotte Observer, 30 Mar. 2026
The Liberty Bell is also a short walk away and free to see.
—Lauren Schuster, Miami Herald, 30 Mar. 2026
The Liberty Bell is also just a short walk away and free to see.
—Lauren Schuster, Kansas City Star, 30 Mar. 2026
The Liberty Bell was created in 1751 and was rung to commemorate historic events, including the signing of the Declaration of Independence in 1776.
—Matt Murschel, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 Mar. 2026
The leader of Philadelphia’s Gay Raiders handcuffed himself to a bannister in Independence Hall, by the Liberty Bell.
—Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026
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