Submitted Photo The Liberty Bell replica in the North Dakota Heritage Center & State Museum, Bismarck, will be rung Monday, June 29.

BISMARCK — On Monday, June 29, at 11 a.m., the public is invited to watch Gov. Kelly Armstrong and State Historical Society of North Dakota Director Bill Peterson ring North Dakota’s Liberty Bell replica. This will be the first official ringing of the bell inside of the ND Heritage Center & State Museum in Bismarck.

On display at the ND Heritage Center & State Museum since September 2024, the replica offers visitors a tangible connection to one of the nation’s most recognizable symbols of freedom and independence.

North Dakota received the bell in 1950 as part of a nationwide U.S. savings bond campaign. Full-size Liberty Bell replicas were presented to every state and territory. The bell toured communities across the state aboard a Ford flatbed truck. The campaign generated $6.5 billion in U.S. savings bond sales nationwide to help offset the costs of World War II.

The bell was displayed at the North Dakota Capitol from 1950 to 1982 and later at Century High School in Bismarck from 2001 to 2015.

The N.D. Heritage Center & State Museum is open Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-5 p.m., and Saturday-Sunday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Admission is free.