For America250, in which Philadelphia park is the Liberty Bell located?

For America250, the Liberty Bell is located in Independence National Historical Park in Philadelphia.

The park preserves sites connected with the founding era, including Independence Hall, Congress Hall, the Liberty Bell Center, and the President’s House site. It is often called “America’s most historic square mile,” although the park covers a broader area than that slogan suggests.

The bell was cast in 1751 for the Pennsylvania State House. Its famous crack developed after repeated use, and the bell was repaired more than once. The inscription around its rim comes from Leviticus and includes the phrase “Proclaim Liberty Throughout All the Land Unto All the Inhabitants Thereof.”

A popular story says the bell rang on July 4, 1776, to announce independence, but historians consider that story unlikely. The bell’s strongest connection to America250 is its place among Philadelphia’s surviving symbols of the founding era.