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🔔 Last week, we officially re-opened the Benjamin Rush Garden - new home of the Bicentennial Bell! This project has been 10+ years in the making, when the bell was first removed from the tower of the old park visitor center on the corner of 3rd and Chestnut. The beautifully rehabilitated garden not only pays homage to its namesake, Dr. Benjamin Rush, but highlights the profound relationship between the United States and Great Britain. Many, many thanks to everyone who made this project possible. It was truly a group effort and we could not be more proud of this new, thoughtfully designed and accessible space. Landscape Architect: Studio Bryan Hanes Armature Design & Fabrication: Holzman Iron Studio Contractor: G-Force Construction Rigging & Armature Installation: CMC Equipment Rental Rigging & Bell Installation: Sautter Crane Rental, Inc. Archeology: AECOM Engineering: MacIntosh Engineers Temporary Irrigation: Wolfe Scott Builders & Construction Managers Project Manager: Dan Bosin Associates And, of course, thank you to the wonderful generosity of the Landenberger Family Foundation who helped make this vision a reality. Speakers: Steve Sims PE RCFM - Superintendent, Independence NHP Bill Marrazzo - Chairman, Independence Historical Trust Joseph Glyn - Director, Landenberger Family Foundation Michael Newmuis - 2026 Director, City of Philadelphia Nikil Saval - PA State Senator, District 1 Hannah Young - Consul General, British Consulate-General New York 📷: Hugh E. Dillon, PhillyChitChat.com #bicentennialbell #unitedkingdom #queenelizabethii #partnership #philanthropy #preservation #urbangarden #urbangreenspace #nationalparkservice
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2moWhat an amazing re-dedication. The garden is beautiful, and we are privileged to be part of it.