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723150...Retail:
$50.00. (S-2)
“OLD STATE HOUSE,
1776”
Size: 4.25”W x 3.75”D x 5”H.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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OLD
STATE HOUSE, 1776
(Independence Hall)
There
is little doubt that the greatest question Americans have
ever decided is the adoption of the Declaration of Independence
in 1776. Voices of those brave patriots echo from the Old
State House in Philadelphia where the Continental Congress
met.
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Later
named Independence Hall, the building served as the nation’s
first capitol. It was here that Washington received command
of the Continental Army, the Declaration of Independence was
signed, and the Constitution of the United States was framed.
Originally
cast in England, the Old State House Bell broke after
arriving in America and was recast in Philadelphia in 1753.
During the July 8, 1835 funeral procession of Chief Justice
John Marshall, the bell again cracked, ending its annual July
4 ringing to celebrate the nation’s Independence. Known as
the Liberty Bell since 1839, Independence Hall was its permanent
residence until Jan 1, 1976 when it was moved to the pavilion
just north of the building.
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for complete list of all Ray Day sculptures created for Lilliput
Lane and Enesco
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