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Determining the Facts
Chart 1: Timetable of part
of the Liberty Bell's trip home.
Sunday November 21, 1915
(Via Illinois Central RR)
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East St. Louis, IL
East St. Louis, IL
Greenville, IL
Greenville, IL
Vandalia, IL
Vandalia, IL
Terre Haute, IN
Terre Haute, IN
Brazil, IN
Brazil, IN
Indianapolis, IN
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11:20 a.m.
11:40 a.m.
12:40 p.m.
12:45 p.m.
1:30 p.m.
1:40 p.m.
4:40 p.m.
5:10 p.m.
5:35 p.m.
5:45 p.m.
7:30 p.m.
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Monday November 22, 1915
(Via Pennsylvania Lines)
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Indianapolis, IN
Columbus, IN
Columbus, IN
Scottsburg, IN
Scottsburg, IN
Louisville, KY
Louisville, KY
Anchorage, KY
Anchorage, KY
La Grange, KY
La Grange, KY
Cincinnati, OH
Cincinnati, OH
Hamilton, OH
Hamilton, OH
Middletown, OH
Middletown, OH
Dayton, OH
Dayton, OH
Xenia, OH
Xenia, OH
Columbus, OH
Columbus, OH
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12:30 a.m.
2:30 a.m.
2:40 a.m.
4:00 a.m.
4:05 a.m.
6:00 a.m.
10:00 a.m.
10:30 a.m.
10:35 a.m.
10:50 a.m.
10:55 a.m.
1:30 p.m.
4:30 p.m.
5:15 p.m.
5:30 p.m.
5:36 p.m.
6:01 p.m.
6:30 p.m.
7:00 p.m.
7:27 p.m.
7:37 p.m.
9:11 p.m.
11:21 p.m.
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From John C. Paige with David A. Kimball, "The Liberty Bell: A Special History Study," National Park Service, Denver, unpublished manuscript, 1986.
The Liberty Bell's last trip was to the Pan Pacific Exposition in San Francisco in 1915. Chart 1 shows two days of stops made by the Liberty Bell during the trip back to Philadelphia.
Questions for Chart 1
1. Why did the train carrying the Liberty Bell stop so frequently?
2. Using an atlas of the United States, note whether the towns visited by the Liberty Bell were small, medium, or large. Is there any correlation between the length of the stop and the size of the town?
3. Why would a variety of towns be selected as stops for the Liberty Bell?
4. If the Liberty Bell came through your town, would you go see it? Why or why not?
5. Do you think the tour of the bell around the country added to its fame as a symbol? Why or why not?
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