Monday, August 27, 2012

Forget Waldo....Where Are The Bells?

   My brother -in-law and his wife do a lot
of traveling.
   They're thinking of getting one of those
maps of the United States and filling in
all of those they've had occasion to visit.
    But we've got a question that could
serve as a challenge to those of you who
like to head out to as many parts of this
great country as possible.
    It came to us while we were getting a
tour of the State Capital Building in Utah
during our recent western trip.
    Tucked away in a corner of the
building was a full sized replica of the
Liberty Bell.....crack and all!
    Turns out Pennsylvania gave one of
these "duplicate Liberty Bells" to every
other state in the union!
     I didn't know "they" did that!
     Did you?
     I don't know when they were handed,
probably "hauled", out. But I suppose
it's a safe bet that state taxpayer's foot
the bill!
     Any how, there was our gift....on
prominent display in the Capital
Building in Salt Lake City!
    But where are the other 48?
    We have the original so, with
Utah's accounted for, there are 48
others that were donated to the other
states.
    Some may be on display. Some may
be in storage. Who knows...maybe
some states sent theirs out to get the
crack repaired!
    Your job, should you choose to accept
it, is to find them!
     It should be a fun search!
     Hope you are successful and that all
your NEWS is good!









1 comment:

  1. That's amazing. I never heard of that! Well, state capitols here we come!

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