(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 was moved to Independence Hall in 1846 and to a glass pavilion in 1976. In October of 2003 the Bell moved to the new Center. Guests now not only get to see the Bell from inside and outside the building but have the opportunity to view exhibits and films charting the Bell's history.