▁Pennsylvania . ▁The ▁bell ▁was ▁commission ed ▁from ▁the ▁London ▁firm ▁of ▁L ester ▁and ▁Pack ▁in ▁ 1 7 5 2 , ▁and ▁was ▁cast ▁with ▁the ▁letter ing ▁( part ▁of ▁Lev it icus ▁ 2 5 : 1 0 ) ▁" Proc laim ▁L IB ER TY ▁throughout ▁all ▁the ▁land ▁unto ▁all ▁the ▁inhabitants ▁there of ." ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 8 3 0 s , ▁the ▁bell ▁was ▁adopted ▁as ▁a ▁symbol ▁by ▁abol ition ist ▁soci eties , ▁who ▁dub bed ▁it ▁the ▁" L iber ty ▁Bell ". ▁It ▁acquired ▁its ▁distinct ive ▁large ▁crack ▁som etime ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 th ▁century — a ▁w ides p read ▁story ▁claims ▁it ▁crack ed ▁while ▁ring ing ▁after ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁Chief ▁Justice ▁John ▁Marshall ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 5 . ▁ ▁Stat ue ▁of ▁Liber ty ▁The ▁Stat ue ▁of ▁Liber ty ▁is ▁a ▁col oss al ▁ne oc lass ical ▁sculpt ure ▁on ▁Liber ty ▁Island ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁Har bor , ▁designed ▁by ▁Fr éd éric ▁Bar th old i ▁and ▁dedicated ▁on ▁October ▁ 2 8 , ▁ 1 8 8 6 . ▁The ▁statue , ▁a ▁gift ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁from ▁the ▁people ▁of ▁France , ▁is ▁of ▁a ▁ro bed ▁female ▁figure ▁representing ▁Libert as , ▁the ▁Roman ▁god dess ▁of ▁freedom , ▁who ▁be ars ▁a ▁tor ch ▁and ▁a ▁table t ▁upon ▁which ▁is ▁ins cribed ▁the ▁date ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁Dec laration ▁of