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SUMMARY:The Upcoming SemiquinCentennial ( gesundheit )
DESCRIPTION:At this time when everyone is talking about Founding Fathe
 rs – Why not take some time to add your voice for a Foundry ?\r\n T
 he Liberty Bell was cast in London in 1752.\r\nIt was later recast twi
 ce in Philadelphia by Pass and Stow.\r\n \r\nThe Whitechapel Foundry 
 in the East End of London was closed in 2017 and “developers who wan
 t to reopen the Whitechapel Bell Foundry as a bell-themed boutique hot
 el on the site”.\r\nSignatures to protest this have been collected s
 ince then.\r\nand from the announcement on Nov 14 2019 it seems that t
 he foundry is lost forever.  I received an update that there was a ce
 remonial bell cast at the foundry. It marks the end of an era and the 
 loss of a national treasure ( a treasure shared by two nations.)\r\n\r
 \nThe Petition for WhiteChapel Foundry\r\nhttps://www.change.org/p/the
 -east-end-preservation-society-save-the-whitechapel-bell-foundry/u/254
 77633  \r\nThe organization to save the Foundry\r\nhttp://www.saveth
 ewhitechapelbellfoundry.com\r\n \r\nThe History of the Bell and White
 Chapel Foundry\r\nhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberty_Bell\r\nhttps:
 //en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whitechapel_Bell_Foundry  \r\n\r\n -========
 ========================-\r\n\r\nThe Liberty Bell was hung in Indepena
 nce Hall \r\nOne thing that most people do not realize - The Liberty B
 ell is actually owned by The City of Philadelphia.\r\n\r\nAlso, that t
 here are no fees collected for touring the Liberty Bell and Independen
 ce Hall.  It is policy that these treasures are to be available to ev
 eryone.\r\nVisiting the Liberty Bell is free and available every day e
 xcept Christmas Day.  Maintenance and upkeep of the Independance Nati
 onal Historic Park   buildings is not offset by tickets but by the N
 atl Park Service and the Foundation that attempts this is\r\n* Timed T
 ickets for Independance Hall are now required some months, but not Jan
 uary and February - and the tickets are FREE. Details at\r\nhttps://ww
 w.nps.gov/inde/planyourvisit/independencehall.htm\r\n\r\nBut to unders
 tand the challenges of keeping it free and maintaining the old buildin
 gs ( remember there is Carpenter Hall too) this article is enlightenin
 g.\r\nhttps://www.phillymag.com/news/2019/06/29/independence-hall\r\n\
 r\nFoundation for Independance Park\r\nhttps://inht.org\r\nhttps://inh
 t.org/semiquincentennial\r\nand Donations https://inht.org/preserve-in
 dependence-campaign\r\n \r\nand for news of the upcoming United State
 s Semiquincentennial, commonly known as America250PA \r\nhttps://www.a
 merica250pa.org/about-us\n\nFor more information visit http://www.agil
 ephilly.com/events/the-upcoming-semiquincentennial-gesundheit
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CATEGORIES:historical
LOCATION:London Town and Philadelphia
WEBSITE:http://www.savethewhitechapelbellfoundry.com
URL:http://www.savethewhitechapelbellfoundry.com
CONTACT:
ORGANIZER:1752 to 2017-Nov-14
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ATTENDEE;ROLE=REQ-PARTICIPANT;PARTSTAT=ACCEPTED;RSVP=TRUE;CN="John Vor
 is, Lead Coordinator":http://www.agilephilly.com/profile/JohnVoris
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