MSUM to deliver Liberty Bell replica to Clay County Courthouse today

MSUM to deliver Liberty Bell replica to Clay County Courthouse today

MSUM will deliver its Liberty Bell replica to the Clay County Courthouse Friday, Sept. 6 at 10 a.m. The Clay County Courthouse will display the bell for two years in their lobby.

The bell is an exact replica of the Liberty Bell handcrafted in oak by Ordean Swenson, a retired MSUM cabi­netmaker. It was the centerpiece for the university’s annual Old-Fashioned Fourth of July Celebration in the summer of 2006.

The MSUM Liberty Bell replica weighs about 1,200 pounds, is three feet tall and measures 12 feet around the circumference. It’s composed of more than 200 pieces of oak glued together.

Read more about the history of the Liberty Bell replica.