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Liberty Bell replica off limits to State House visitors

Liberty Bell replica off limits to State House visitors

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STATE HOUSE — It sits tucked away in a restricted area closed to visitors, snugged close against the original Bulfinch portion of the State House at the top of the front steps. The full-size bronze replica of the Liberty Bell — one of 53 bells distributed to states and territories as part of a national savings bond campaign, according to Massachusetts Art Commission curator Susan Greendyke Lachevre — has been a fixture at the State House since this date in 1950, though its presence is little kn

STATE HOUSE — It sits tucked away in a restricted area closed to visitors, snugged close against the original Bulfinch portion of the State House at the top of the front steps. The full-size bronze replica of the Liberty Bell — one of 53 bells distributed to states and territories as part of a national savings bond campaign, according to Massachusetts Art Commission curator Susan Greendyke Lachevre — has been a fixture at the State House since this date in 1950, though its presence is little kn…