Media Advisory: Bicentennial Bell is moving

Media Advisory: Bicentennial Bell is moving

NATIONAL PARK SERVICE MEDIA ADVISORY 

Press invited for b-roll and interviews to accompany the installation of the Bicentennial Bell in its new location

What: The National Park Service and the Independence Historical Trust invite press for a one-time media availability as the Bicentennial Bell will be lowered by crane into the garden and then hoisted into a 19-foot armature. Standing over five feet tall and weighing more than 12,000 pounds, the Bicentennial Bell will be installed in its new home in the Benjamin Rush Garden at 3rd and Walnut Streets. This symbolic bell was gifted to the United States by Queen Elizabeth II on July 6, 1976, to commemorate the 200th anniversary of American independence. The Benjamin Rush Garden will be officially reopened with the Bicentennial Bell as its centerpiece during a ribbon-cutting ceremony later this summer.

Who: Independence National Historical Park in collaboration with the Independence Historical Trust

When: Saturday, April 6, 2024, 7:30 am

Where: The corner of Third and Walnut Streets, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

RSVP: RSVPs are not required. 

INTERVIEWS: Representatives of Independence National Historical Park and the Independence Historical Trust will be on site to answer questions and provide information about the Bicentennial Bell, its connection to HM Queen Elizabeth II, and the successful collaboration between Independence National Historical Park and their philanthropic partner, the Independence Historical Trust, that made it possible for this symbolic Bell to once again be on public display.

CONTACT: Andrew McDougall, andrew_mcdougall@nps.gov, 215-435-4372

ADDITIONAL MEDIA CONTACT: Summer Freeman 215- 500- 1079

*** Please note, the bell leaves its storage unit at 6 a.m. and arrives on site by 6:30 a.m. The crane arrives at 7 a.m. The lift of the bell can occur as early as 7:30 a.m. for media wishing to capture the bell being lifted in the air.