2024

LIBERTY BELL

Columns and statues to see

You may have noticed that huge bell on the lawn of the capitol. This is a gift from the Treasury Department made in 1950 to each of the US states. This freedom bell was used to promote the Treasury Bill campaign "Independence Drive". The bell is an exact replica of the Philadelphia Freedom Bell: same weights, even weight (1 ton), even waist on its length and even inscription resumed Leviticus 25: 10 "You will publish freedom throughout the country, for all its inhabitants".

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2024

MAINE STATE HOUSE

Public buildings to visit
Maine Capitol with a newly redone bronze dome topped by a gold statue of ... Read more