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s-nsh-n- t1_j7atuyu wrote

I think the bell was accessible through the early 2000s when a man hit it with a hammer.

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Thecrawsome t1_j7avodt wrote

Goddamn it Philly this is why we can't have nice things

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Fourlec t1_j7b0pp3 wrote

Yup this is exactly it and I remember when it happened.

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Muppet_Rock t1_j7d8hld wrote

Yep, I knocked on it with my knuckles on two seperate elementary school field trips in the mid-90's. The nut with the hammer and 9-11 changed all of that.

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BananaCEO t1_j7caiqd wrote

He must have mistaken it for a hitchhiking robot...

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Susbirder t1_j7capur wrote

Yep. That one asshole wrecked it for everyone.

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robo45h t1_j7e88sz wrote

Kinda true, but it was far more accessible when it was in Independence Hall (when I was a kid).

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