Liberty Bell

[39mto39g]

Was once in Seattle Washington. and has Pennsylvania miss spelled on it.

Ron

[covan]

Ron,

Actually, that was not a misspelling. Back then Pennsylvania was spelled either "Pensylvania" or "Pennsylvania" and either accepted as correct.

[The Cooler King]

When the delegates signed the Constitution, they only used one "N" in Pennsylvania as well.

[39mto39g]

Covan is correct

Also inscribed on the Bell is the quotation, "By Order of the Assembly of the Province of Pensylvania for the State House in Philada." Note that the spelling of "Pennsylvania" was not at that time universally adopted. In fact, in the original Constitution, the name of the state is also spelled "Pensylvania." If you get a chance to visit the second floor of Independence Hall in Philadelphia, take a moment to look at the original maps on the wall. They, too, have the state name spelled "Pensylvania" (and the Atlantic Ocean called by the name of that day, "The Western Ocean"). The choice of the quotation was made by Quaker Isaac Norris, speaker of the Assembly.


Ron