Comments on: Why so many Liberty Bells?

Question: Why so many Liberty Bells?

midatlanticwanderer — Sun, 14 Oct 2007 12:34:34 -0800

What is the meaning and/or history of Philadelphia city street signs with Liberty Bell symbols on them?

Besides the obvious explanation that they commemorate the city's role in the struggle for independence from Britain, why do some streets have them and others do not? Some sort of special historical significance?

This Yahoo Answer is unhelpful.

By: holgate

holgate — Sun, 14 Oct 2007 12:48:22 -0800

Marking out the historic district? Or perhaps, more precisely, the bits that are part of Independence National Historical Park?

By: misterbrandt

misterbrandt — Sun, 14 Oct 2007 13:09:33 -0800

Here's a (questionable?) answer from a Phillyblog.com forum..

By: daninnj

daninnj — Sun, 14 Oct 2007 13:17:04 -0800

The Phillyblog.com answer is probably right... the bell is on newer, replaced signs that are 5 to 7 characters long. And they're not just around Old City, but they are everywhere in Philadelphia.

By: midatlanticwanderer

midatlanticwanderer — Sun, 14 Oct 2007 16:17:42 -0800

That seems reasonable... should have searched there first. Thanks misterbrandt and danninj (and I've seen them in NW Philly, too).

By: desuetude

desuetude — Mon, 15 Oct 2007 06:42:24 -0800

Besides the obvious explanation that they commemorate the city's role in the struggle for independence from Britain

The "Liberty Bell" was nicknamed such by the abolitionist movement. Before that it was just called the State House bell.

I couldn't find any information about the liberty bell street signs, but the folks at the Chamber of Commerce or City Council would probably answer your question.