The National Bell Festival has established the U.S. Semiquincentennial Committee to plan the bell ringing contribution to our nation’s 250th birthday. As in celebrations past, like the centennial of 1876 and the bicentennial of 1976, bells will feature prominently in community celebrations and national moments of commemoration.
Cover image: The Liberty Bell, a symbol of American independence, hangs in the Liberty Bell Center in Independence National Historical Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Easily recognizable because of its crack, the Liberty Bell was originally called the State House bell, but was renamed by abolitionists fighting to end slavery.
