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Kaskaskia Bell (Liberty Bell of the West)
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The Kaskaskia Bell, also called the Liberty Bell of the West, is a 650-pound bronze bell cast in France in 1741 and presented to the Church of the Immaculate Conception at Kaskaskia by King Louis XV. The bell rang when Clark's forces took Kaskaskia in 1778 and again when Illinois achieved statehood in 1818. It is one of the few surviving artifacts from the original colonial Kaskaskia, having been removed before the floods of 1881 destroyed the town. The bell is now housed in a small chapel on Kaskaskia Island.
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Kaskaskia Island, Randolph County, IL 62233
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