The idea provoked a storm of protest from around the nation, and was abandoned. Retrieved December 31, When the bell was struck, it did not break, but the sound produced was described by one hearer as similar to that of two coal scuttles being banged together. Retrieved February 26, Though they were inexperienced in bell casting, Pass had headed the Mount Holly Iron Foundry in neighboring Mount Holly, New Jersey , and came from Malta , which had a tradition of bell casting.
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