In which city did Queen Elizabeth II present the Bicentennial Bell in 1976?

Queen Elizabeth II presented the Bicentennial Bell in Philadelphia in 1976.

The bell was a replica of the Liberty Bell and was given to the United States by the British people. Queen Elizabeth II presented it on July 6, 1976, during her state visit to the United States with Prince Philip.

It was cast at the Whitechapel Bell Foundry in London, the same foundry associated with the Liberty Bell. The replica bears the inscription “For the People of the United States of America from the People of Britain 4 July 1976 — LET FREEDOM RING.”

Philadelphia was a fitting setting because the city was the meeting place of the Second Continental Congress and the home of the Liberty Bell. The Bicentennial Bell is therefore distinct from the original Liberty Bell, which remains in Philadelphia but was not presented by the queen.