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Camera location | 37° 55′ 17.84″ N, 89° 54′ 52.78″ W | View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMap | 37.921623; -89.914660 |
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Description Kaskaskia Bell 3321.jpg |
English:
This bell, known as
The Liberty Bell of the West
, was rung in
Kaskaskia
,
Illinois
to celebrate its liberation on July 4, 1778, from the British by
American
Colonel
George Rogers Clark
.
[1]
It was cast in 1741 by
Louis XV
of
France
as a gift to the
Catholic Church
of the
Illinois Country
.
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Author | Kbh3rd |
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