It was awarded to the state in 1950 by the direction of the secretary of the treasury for the state's success in the US Savings Bonds Independence Drive.
It rings with the with the same tone and has the same crack as the original bell in Philadelphia. Because of Cheyenne's dry air, it has a few new cracks of its own.
The bell weighs 2,000 pounds. It was cast in Annery-le-Vieux, France and exactly matches the dimensions of the original bell and supporting structure.
The bell was displayed in nearly every part of the state between May and July 1950.
It's permanent home is on the southwest corner of the Capitol Building Grounds.
As a point of interest, in 1915 many Wyomingites were able to see the original Liberty Bell if they so desired. It was on a cross-country train journey from Philadelphia to the Panama-Pacific International Exposition in San Francisco. The train carrying the bell stopped at Wyoming's Union Pacific Depot for a few hours, and people came from miles around to see it.
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