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FREE
HOURS:
Memorial Day Weekend – Labor Day Weekend: 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Closed on major holidays
NOTES:
*Doors are locked. Unlock the door by pressing button by the door.
*Although the bell is located on Kaskaskia Island, Illinois, you must access the island by going into Missouri.
*Older than the Liberty Bell
*Bell was cast in 1741 by King Louis XV of France
*It was rung on July 4, 1778 by the people of Kaskaskia to celebrate their liberation from the British
LOCATION:
Kaskaskia Island, Illinois
PHONE: 618-859-3031
Directions from the website: “take MO-61 to St. Mary, Missouri, located south of Sainte Genevieve to County Road U (near the grain elevator) and follow the signs to Kaskaskia.”
WEBSITE: Kaskaskia Bell State Historic Site