Image: Kaskaskia Bell 3321
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Description: 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.
Title: Kaskaskia Bell 3321
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