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Site of Boston's First Bell

Boston, MA

A small display at the Paul Revere House recalls the first bell cast in Boston by Paul Revere. Contemporary criticism suggested his earliest effort sounded rather bad, giving the celebrated craftsman a refreshingly imperfect first attempt.

Filed under weird history: real events too strange to have made the textbook.

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Source: Atlas Obscura

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