http://www.libertybellmuseum.com/exhibits/worldsfairs/1904.htm
-one of the leading attractions at the fair displayed in Pennsylvania State Building from June to November
-75,000 children asked to have the bell on exhibit
-Liberty Bell was removed from Independence Hall on June 3, 1904
-escorted on a special train car through Pennsylvania, New York, Ohio, Indiana, Illinios, Wisconson, Minnisota, Iowa, and Missouri; longest trip Liberty Bell has ever taken
-When bell arrived in St. Louis on June 8, 1904, St. Louis Mayor declared in "Liberty Bell Day" in honor of the bells arrival
-Liberty Bell was taken from train station to the fair grounds on a float decorated with flags and banners and pulled by 13 gray draft horses that symbolized the 13 different states
-float was followed by platoon of St. Louis mounted police and carriages carrying fair and civic officials
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