Meet the Liberty Bell fans visiting little-known replicas scattered across the country
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FILE - Romer Derr rings a replica of the Liberty Bell outside the Federal Building 49 times, signifying Alaska's joining the United States as the 49th state, on July 1, 1958, in Juneau, Alaska. Behind Derr holding the Alaska flag, left, is Judy Findlay and holding the U.S. flag, right, is Marilee Nowacki. (AP Photo/JK, File)A person walks by a Liberty Bell replica at the Oregon state Capitol on Tuesday, April 14, 2026, in Salem, Ore. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)Tom Campbell, who is trying to visit as many replica Liberty Bells in the United States as possible, poses for a portrait at his home in Fort Collins, Colo., April 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Thomas Peipert)This 1950 photo provided by Paccard Foundry shows rows of replica Liberty Bells, ordered by the U.S. Treasury for a savings bond drive, as they await shipment at the Paccard Foundry in Lac d'Annecy, France. (Paccard Archives/Paccard Foundry via AP)In this 1950s photo provided by the State Archives of North Carolina, people stand around a flatbed truck with a replica of the Liberty Bell mounted to it during a savings bond drive in North Carolina. (Pryor Emerson Humphrey Photograph Collection/State Archives of North Carolina via AP)
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FILE - Romer Derr rings a replica of the Liberty Bell outside the Federal Building 49 times, signifying Alaska's joining the United States as the 49th state, on July 1, 1958, in Juneau, Alaska. Behind Derr holding the Alaska flag, left, is Judy Findlay and holding the U.S. flag, right, is Marilee Nowacki. (AP Photo/JK, File)