Location: Front entrance of the Alaska State Capitol Building
120 E 4th Street
Juneau, AK 99801
Serial Number: 2 (most likely)
Can I ring it? No. The clapper has been removed.
Hours: 24/7 (outdoors)
The original accompanying plaque for the Alaska Liberty Bell — removed sometime around 2012.
2 Comments
John Roxburgh
When I moved here in 1998 the bell still had its clapper. I believe it was removed sometime during the reign of Ramona Barnes, a few weeks after union demonstrators walked through the halls of the Capitol banging pots and pans.
If you have a legible photograph of the plaque, seen next to the bell in the image above, then I would love to get a copy. Sadly, the plaque has been removed to make room for a dog-sized sarcophagus adorned with the names of officials responsible for the recent restoration of the Capitol building.
Tom Campbell
John, Thanks for the information. I found some photos on Waymarking.com from 2012 and shared one above.
When I moved here in 1998 the bell still had its clapper. I believe it was removed sometime during the reign of Ramona Barnes, a few weeks after union demonstrators walked through the halls of the Capitol banging pots and pans.
If you have a legible photograph of the plaque, seen next to the bell in the image above, then I would love to get a copy. Sadly, the plaque has been removed to make room for a dog-sized sarcophagus adorned with the names of officials responsible for the recent restoration of the Capitol building.
John, Thanks for the information. I found some photos on Waymarking.com from 2012 and shared one above.