(Excerpt from the will of Alfred Nobel) Alfred Nobel was interested in social issues and was engaged in the peace movement. His acquaintance with Bertha von Suttner (who was later awarded the 1905 Nobel Peace Prize) influenced his own views on peace.
Liberty Bell Facts. Location: Liberty Bell Center, Market Street & 6th, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Map of Historic Philadelphia) Bell Originally Cast: Whitechapel Foundry 1752. Bell recast: Pass & Stow Philadelphia 1753 and again later that year. Bell owned by: The City of Philadelphia (not the Park Service)
The Liberty Bell is an important symbol of American freedom. The Liberty Bell is an important and famous symbol of American independence (freedom). It used to be in the Pennsylvania State House (now known as Independence Hall). The bell was ordered from the London firm of Lester and Pack (which is known as the Whitechapel Bell Foundry today) in 1752.